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
Ancestry of “fæmne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | faimnijā | girl |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | faimnijǭ | young woman, maid, maiden |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pēymen- | girl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |