Where does “fain” come from?
fain (Old French) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.
fain (Old French): hunger
Ancestry of “fain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | famēs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰH- | to disappear |
Words derived from “fain”