Where does “foe” come from?

Foe derives from Middle English fo, from Old English fā, from Old English fāh meaning "hostile," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-.

foe (English): Hostile; An enemy; A unit of energy equal to 10...

Definitions

  1. Hostile; An enemy; A unit of energy equal to 10...

Ancestry of “foe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfoA foe or opponent; one that opposes and provides...
2Old Englishġefāhenemy
3Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
4Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile

Words derived from “foe

Every word from Proto-West Germanic faih