finew

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*poni-o-“mud, slush, morass”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*funiz
3. Old English · inherited fromfyne“moisture, mold, mildew”
4. Middle English · inherited from*fine
5. English todayfinew

From Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *fun- (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *poni-o- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch, Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

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