Where does “fyens” come from?

fyens (Middle French) comes from Old French fien, from Latin fimum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fyens (Middle French): excrement; filth

Definitions

  1. excrement; filth

Ancestry of “fyens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfien—
2Latinfimumdung, ordure, excrement
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fimum →Every word from Old French fien →