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Where does “félag” come from?

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

félag (Icelandic): a group of people and/or other group entities;...

Definitions

  1. a group of people and/or other group entities;...

Ancestry of “félag”, step by step

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

Words derived from “félag”

  • félagaskiptagluggi
  • fótboltafélag
  • eignarhaldsfélag
  • knattspyrnufélag
  • flugfélag
  • samfélag
  • félagshyggja
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