Where does “Vieh” come from?

Vieh (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.

Vieh (German): livestock; farm animals; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. livestock; farm animals; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “Vieh”, 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 “Vieh”

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