Where does “Fehdehandschuh” come from?
Fehdehandschuh (German) comes from German Fehde, from Middle High German vēhede, from Old High German fehida, from Proto-West Germanic faihiþu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
Fehdehandschuh (German): a glove (literal of figurative) used for challenging someone, cf
Definitions
- a glove (literal of figurative) used for challenging someone, cf
Ancestry of “Fehdehandschuh”, step by step
Fehdehandschuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fehde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fehde | feud |
| 2 | Middle High German | vēhede | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fehida | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | faihiþu | enmity, hostility; feud |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
via German Handschuh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handschuh | glove; mitten, mitt; gauntlet |
| 2 | Middle High German | hantschuoch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hantscuoh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handuskōhaz | — |