Where does “metfé” come from?
metfé (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.
metfé (Icelandic): record fee
Definitions
- record fee
Ancestry of “metfé”, step by step
metfé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fé | livestock; cattle, chiefly sheep; assets; money |
| 2 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via Icelandic met
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | met | record |