feint
English
/feɪ̯nt/
verb
Definitions
- To make a feint, or mock attack.
Etymology
Borrowed from French feint (pretended) derived from Old French feindre (feign, pretend) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (mold, knead, form, shape, build).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰeyǵʰ-
Gloss
mold, knead, form, shape, build
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- duff English
- feinter English
- figment English
- lady English
- unfeigned English
- fictionem Latin
- figura Latin
- figūra Latin
- fingere Latin
- fingo Latin
- fingō Latin
- fitilla Latin
- feindre French
- feint French
- feintise French
- lady French
- τεῖχος Ancient Greek
- τοῖχος Ancient Greek
- *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰoyǵʰyeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *daigaz Proto-Germanic
- *daigijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *diganą Proto-Germanic
- *digrį̄ Proto-Germanic
- hlǣfdīġe Old English
- daierie Middle English
- feynen Middle English
- feindre Old French
- feint Old French
- fictif Middle French
- 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- *dingeti Proto-Celtic
- *dʰayǰʰ- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- dyk' Middle Persian
- Ἀθίγγανος gkm