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Where does “fewe” come from?

fewe (Middle English) comes from Old English fēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *fau.

fewe (Middle English): few, little, not many; small, little; A few, a...

Definitions

  1. few, little, not many; small, little; A few, a...

Ancestry of “fewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēawfew; little, few
2Proto-West Germanic*fau—

Words derived from “fewe”

  • few
  • fewer
  • fewness
  • fewscore
  • fewfold
  • fewly
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