Where does “feodum” come from?

feodum (Latin) comes from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

feodum (Latin): Alternative form of feudum

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of feudum

Ancestry of “feodum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feodum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →