Where does “fies” come from?

fies (German) comes from Dutch vijs, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

fies (German): disgusting, disagreeable; mean, uncomfortable;...

Definitions

  1. disgusting, disagreeable; mean, uncomfortable;...

Ancestry of “fies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijsscrew
2Old Frenchvisface; opinion
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “fies”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →