An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Finte
Finte, feminine, literally ‘feint,’ also ‘trick, fib,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Italian finta, ‘cunning’ (French feinte).
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Finte, feminine, literally ‘feint,’ also ‘trick, fib,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Italian finta, ‘cunning’ (French feinte).