Where does “faȝe” come from?

faȝe (Middle English) comes from Old English fāh, from Proto-West Germanic faih — coloured; hostile.

Ancestry of “faȝe”, step by step

faȝe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fāh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
2Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile

via Old English fāg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfāg—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic faih →Every word from Old English fāh →