Where does “fien” come from?

fien (Old French) comes from Latin fimum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “fien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfimumdung, ordure, excrement
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Latin fimum