Where does “פֿײַן” come from?
פֿײַן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German fîn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
פֿײַן (Yiddish): fine, pretty
Ancestry of “פֿײַן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | fîn | — |
| 2 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 3 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
Words derived from “פֿײַן”