Where does “févíti” come from?

févíti (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.

févíti (Icelandic): penalty, penalty payment, fine; liquidated...

Definitions

  1. penalty, penalty payment, fine; liquidated...

Ancestry of “févíti”, step by step

févíti 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 víti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvítihell; penalty
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →