Where does “feuar” come from?
feuar (English) comes from Scots feuar, from Scots feu, 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.
feuar (English): One who holds a feu
Ancestry of “feuar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | feuar | one who holds land in feu |
| 2 | Scots | feu | feud, tenure, piece of land held by that tenure;... |
| 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 |