Where does “Viech” come from?

Viech (German) comes from Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Viech (German): animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest

Definitions

  1. animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest

Ancestry of “Viech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvihe—
2Old High Germanfihucattle
3Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
4Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “Viech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →