Where does “Fee” come from?
Fee (German) comes from Middle High German fei(n)e, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
Fee (German): fairy
Ancestry of “Fee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | fei(n)e | — |
| 2 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 3 | Old French | fae | — |
| 4 | Latin | fāta | — |
| 5 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |