Where does “feu” come from?

feu (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan feu, from Vulgar Latin *feus, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

feu (Catalan): fiefdom, fee

Definitions

  1. fiefdom, fee

Ancestry of “feu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanfeu—
2Vulgar Latin*feus—
3Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
4Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →