Where does “mestvee” come from?
mestvee (Dutch) comes from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
mestvee (Dutch): fattened livestock raised for meat
Definitions
- fattened livestock raised for meat
Ancestry of “mestvee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vee | livestock, cattle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vêe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fē | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fehu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |