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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
fimum
dung, ordure, excrement
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰewh₂-
smoke; mist, haze
Words derived from “fien”
fyens
fien
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