Where does “feevee” come from?
feevee (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.
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Ancestry of “feevee”, step by step
feevee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |