Where does “faimnijǭ” come from?

faimnijǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pēymen-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

faimnijǭ (Proto-Germanic): young woman, maid, maiden

Definitions

  1. young woman, maid, maiden

Ancestry of “faimnijǭ”, step by step

faimnijǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pēymen-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpēymen-girl
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Proto-Indo-European poymen-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpoymen-breast milk

Words derived from “faimnijǭ”

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