Where does “fain” come from?

fain (Romanian) comes from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

fain (Romanian): cool, fine, of good quality

Definitions

  1. cool, fine, of good quality

Ancestry of “fain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
2Middle High Germanfīn—
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →