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

Definitions

  1. idler

Ancestry of “feignant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfeindreto feign
2Latinfingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “feignant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingere →Every word from Old French feindre →
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