Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “fîn” come from?

fîn (Middle High German) comes from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “fîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
2Latinfīnis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “fîn”

  • Feinschmecker
  • Feinchemikalie
  • Feinstaub
  • Feinpulver
  • Feinguss
  • feiner
  • Feinsilber
  • feinmaschig
  • superfein
  • feinpulvrig
  • feinherb
  • feinporig
  • verfeinern
  • fein
  • Feinkornbaustahl
  • Feinstrukturkonstante
  • Feinstruktur
  • feingemahlen
  • feinverteilt
  • feinfühlend
  • Feinschmeckerlokal
  • feinkörnig
  • förfina
  • förfining
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