Where does “feeks” come from?

feeks (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic faihaz, from Proto-Indo-European póyḱos, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

feeks (Dutch): shrew, bitch

Definitions

  1. shrew, bitch

Ancestry of “feeks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaihazcoloured, decorated; hostile, criminal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpóyḱos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póyḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic faihaz →