Where does “fees” come from?
Fees derives from Middle English fe, Old English feoh meaning cattle or property, Proto-Germanic fehu, Latin fevum, Latin feudum, Frankish fehu, and Proto-Indo-European peḱ-.
fees (English): plural of fee; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of fee; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “fees”, 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 |