Where does “faxed” come from?

faxed (Middle English) comes from Old English feaxed, from Old English feax, from Proto-Germanic fahsą, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “faxed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeaxed—
2Old Englishfeaxhair
3Proto-Germanicfahsąhair; headhair, mane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “faxed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahsą →Every word from Old English feax →