Etymograph

English

finew

Finew comes from Old English fyne ‘moisture, mold, mildew’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *poni-o- ‘mud, slush, morass’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*poni-o-‘mud, slush, morass’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*funiz‘moisture, mold’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150fyne‘moisture, mold, mildew’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*finereconstructed
  5. Englishtodayfinew

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*poni-o-‘mud, slush, morass’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*funiz‘moisture, mold’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150fyne‘moisture, mold, mildew’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*finereconstructed
  5. Englishtodayfinew

Linked words

through Old English fyne ‘moisture, mold, mildew’

fen, vinny, 4 more

Today it means

noun moldiness

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *poni-o- / finew

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