Where does “fain” come from?

fain (Old French) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

fain (Old French): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “fain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēshunger
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →