Where does “פֿײַנגאָלד” come from?

פֿײַנגאָלד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿײַן, from Middle High German fîn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “פֿײַנגאָלד”, step by step

פֿײַנגאָלד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿײַן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿײַןfine, pretty
2Middle High Germanfîn
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-

via Yiddish גאָלד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאָלדgold; darling
2Middle High Germangold
3Old High Germangold
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin