Where does “fevum” come from?

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

fevum (Latin): fief, fee

Definitions

fief, fee

Ancestry of “fevum”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	feudum	A fief, fee
2	Frankish	fehu	livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
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

Words derived from “fevum”

fee
fees
feudal
feudalism
fief
fiefdom
feudalistic
semifeudal
feudalist
enfeoffment
feudalization
feudally
enfeoff
antifeudal
feepaying
neofeudal
postfeudal
feeless
unfeed
unfeudal
prefeudal
nonfeudal
neofeudalism
defeudalize

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