Where does “fāmne” come from?

fāmne (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic faimnijā, from Proto-Germanic faimnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pēymen-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

fāmne (Old Frisian): girl, lass

Definitions

  1. girl, lass

Ancestry of “fāmne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfaimnijāgirl
2Proto-Germanicfaimnijǭyoung woman, maid, maiden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēymen-girl
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “fāmne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēymen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faimnijǭ →