Where does “skæbnefælle” come from?

skæbnefælle (Danish) comes from Danish fælle, from Old Norse félagi, from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

skæbnefælle (Danish): someone bound to someone else by fate

Definitions

  1. someone bound to someone else by fate

Ancestry of “skæbnefælle”, step by step

skæbnefælle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fælle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfællea fellow, companion
2Old Norsefélagione with whom one has joined one's property;...
3Old Norsefélagfellowship, partnership
4Old Norsefécattle; livestock; property, money
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Danish skæbne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskæbnedestiny; fate; lot
2Old Norseskepna—
3Proto-Germanicskapnijǭ—
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →