Where does “fjárdráttur” come from?

fjárdráttur (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.

fjárdráttur (Icelandic): embezzlement

Definitions

  1. embezzlement

Ancestry of “fjárdráttur”, step by step

fjárdráttur 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 dráttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdrátturthe act of pulling, drawing; stroke; the act of...
2Old Norsedráttr—
3Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →