Where does “feythter” come from?

feythter (Cornish) comes from Middle English feyth, from Old French fei, from Latin fides, from Latin fido, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

feythter (Cornish): fertility

Definitions

  1. fertility

Ancestry of “feythter”, step by step

feythter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English feyth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfeyth—
2Old FrenchfeiAlternative form of foi
3Latinfidesfaith, belief; reliance; confidence, trust
4LatinfidoI trust, put confidence in; I rely upon; dative...
5Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Cornish der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishderthrough, via
2Proto-Brythonic*truɨ—
3Proto-Celtic*treithrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðō →