Where does “enfeoffment” come from?
enfeoffment (English) comes from English enfeoff, from Middle English enfeffen, from Old French enfeffer, from Old French fief, from Latin fevum, from Latin feudum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
enfeoffment (English): The act or process of transferring possession and...
Definitions
- The act or process of transferring possession and...
Ancestry of “enfeoffment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enfeoff | To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | enfeffen | to grant under the feudal system |
| 3 | Old French | enfeffer | — |
| 4 | Old French | fief | estate held by a person on condition of providing... |
| 5 | Latin | fevum | fief, fee |
| 6 | Latin | feudum | A fief, fee |
| 7 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |