Etymograph

English

Fayne

Fayne comes from Middle English fain ‘joyful, happy’, from Proto-West Germanic *fagan ‘glad’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘joyful, pretty’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘joyful, pretty’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fehaną‘to rejoice’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faganaz‘glad’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fagan‘glad’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150fæġen‘joyful, rejoicing, fain’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fain‘joyful, happy’
  7. EnglishtodayFayne

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘joyful, pretty’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fehaną‘to rejoice’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faganaz‘glad’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fagan‘glad’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150fæġen‘joyful, rejoicing, fain’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fain‘joyful, happy’
  7. EnglishtodayFayne

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘joyful, pretty’

fight, fellow, fee, peculiar, feud, hound, cynical, fax, poodle, feu, pec, cynic, pecuniary, chenille, 26 more

through Proto-Germanic *faganaz ‘glad’

fawn, fain

Today it means

name A surname from Middle English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- / Fayne

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