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Where does “fevum” come from?

fevum (Medieval 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 (Medieval Latin): fief, fee

Definitions

  1. fief, fee

Ancestry of “fevum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfeudumA fief, fee
2Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fevum”

  • fee
  • fees
  • fief
  • fiefdom
  • enfeoffment
  • enfeoff
  • feepaying
  • feeless
  • unfeed
  • nonfee
  • feepayer
  • alms-fee
  • fief
  • feoh
  • fee
  • enfeffen
  • fe
  • feh
  • feohgift
  • feoh
  • ælmes-feoh
  • ఫీజు
  • enfieffer
  • fief
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