Where does “búfé” come from?

búfé (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fé, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

búfé (Icelandic): livestock

Definitions

  1. livestock

Ancestry of “búfé”, step by step

búfé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfélivestock; cattle, chiefly sheep; assets; money
2Old Norsefécattle; livestock; property, money
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Icelandic bú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúhousekeeping; farm; estate
2Old Norsebúdwelling, household, farm, estate, housekeeping,...
3Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →
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