Where does “fæmne” come from?

fæmne (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic faimnijā, from Proto-Germanic faimnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pēymen-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

fæmne (Old English): virgin, young woman

Definitions

  1. virgin, young woman

Ancestry of “fæmne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfaimnijāgirl
2Proto-Germanicfaimnijǭyoung woman, maid, maiden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēymen-girl
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “fæmne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēymen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faimnijǭ →