Where does “feudális” come from?

feudális (Hungarian) comes 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.

feudális (Hungarian): feudal

Definitions

  1. feudal

Ancestry of “feudális”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfeudalis—
2LatinfeudumA fief, fee
3Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
4Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →