Where does “feignant” come from?
feignant (Old French) comes from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
feignant (Old French): idler
Ancestry of “feignant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 2 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
Words derived from “feignant”