Where does “féhirðir” come from?

féhirðir (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.

féhirðir (Icelandic): treasurer

Definitions

  1. treasurer

Ancestry of “féhirðir”, step by step

féhirðir 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 hirðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichirðirshepherd; second-person singular active present...
2Old Norsehirðirshepherd
3Proto-Germanichirdijazherder, herdsman
4Proto-Germanicherdōherd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

Words derived from “féhirðir”

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