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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | feaxed | — |
| 2 | Old English | feax | hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fahsą | hair; headhair, mane |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
Words derived from “faxed”