Where does “Véi” come from?

Véi (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Véi (Luxembourgish): cattle

Definitions

  1. cattle

Ancestry of “Véi”, step by step

Véi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German vihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvihe—
2Old High Germanfihucattle
3Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
4Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Latin videō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
2Proto-Italicwidēōsee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Véi”

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