vinew

Meanings

Noun

• moldiness, mould

Verb

• To become musty or mouldy.

Origin

• Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne ("moisture, mold, mildew"), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją, from Proto-Indo-European *pan- ("mud, slush, morass"). Related to Middle Low German vunsch and Middle Dutch vunsc ("musty"), Old English fenn ("swamp, bog"). More at fen.