Where does “fæien” come from?

fæien (Middle English) comes from Old Norse fægja, from Proto-Germanic fēgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

fæien (Middle English): to cleanse

Definitions

  1. to cleanse

Ancestry of “fæien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefægjato cleanse, polish
2Proto-Germanicfēgijanąto decorate, make beautiful
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fēgijaną →Every word from Old Norse fægja →