Where does “feien” come from?

feien (Middle English) comes from Old English fēġan, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

feien (Middle English): To put or join

Definitions

  1. To put or join

Ancestry of “feien”, step by step

feien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fēġan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēġanto join, unite
2Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
3Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
4Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Old Norse fægja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefægjato cleanse, polish
2Proto-Germanicfēgijanąto decorate, make beautiful
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną →