Where does “Feudaladel” come from?
Feudaladel (German) comes from German feudal, from Medieval Latin feudalis, from Latin feudum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
Feudaladel (German): feudal nobility collective of nobles in a feudal state
Definitions
- feudal nobility collective of nobles in a feudal state
Ancestry of “Feudaladel”, step by step
Feudaladel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German feudal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feudal | feudal |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | feudalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | feudum | A fief, fee |
| 4 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via German adel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | adel | inflection of adeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |