Where does “fegien” come from?
fegien (Middle English) comes from Old Norse fægja, from Proto-Germanic fēgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.
Ancestry of “fegien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fægja | to cleanse, polish |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fēgijaną | to decorate, make beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pōḱ- | — |