Where does “feeless” come from?
feeless (English) comes from English fee, from Middle English fee, from Old French fieu, from Medieval Latin fevum, from Latin feudum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
feeless (English): Without a fee
Ancestry of “feeless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fee | A right to the use of a superior's land, as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | fee | Alternative form of fey |
| 3 | Old French | fieu | fief |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | fevum | fief, fee |
| 5 | Latin | feudum | A fief, fee |
| 6 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |