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Where does “feginn” come from?

feginn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse feginn, from Proto-Germanic faganaz, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

feginn (Icelandic): happy, pleased, relieved

Definitions

  1. happy, pleased, relieved

Ancestry of “feginn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeginnglad, joyful
2Proto-Germanicfaganazglad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
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