Where does “fæmnlic” come from?

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

fæmnlic (Old English): virgin, virginal

Definitions

  1. virgin, virginal

Ancestry of “fæmnlic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæmnevirgin, young woman
2Proto-West Germanicfaimnijāgirl
3Proto-Germanicfaimnijǭyoung woman, maid, maiden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēymen-girl
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēymen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faimnijǭ →