Where does “fain” come from?

fain (Norman) comes from Old French foin, from Old French fein, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fain (Norman): hay

Definitions

  1. hay

Ancestry of “fain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfoinhay
2Old Frenchfeinhay
3Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Old French fein →