Where does “fener” come from?

fener (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin fenare, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “fener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfenare—
2Latinfēnumhay
3Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fener”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →