Where does “befehden” come from?

befehden (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.

befehden (German): to feud

Definitions

  1. to feud

Ancestry of “befehden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFehdefeud
2Middle High Germanvēhede—
3Old High Germanfehida—
4Proto-West Germanicfaihiþuenmity, hostility; feud
5Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
6Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
7Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -iþu →
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