Where does “fjes” come from?

fjes (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.

fjes (Norwegian Nynorsk): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “fjes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia—
Every word from Late Latin facia →Every word from Old French face →Every word from Middle English face →
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