Where does “fey” come from?

fey (Middle English) comes from Old English fǣġe, from Proto-West Germanic *faigī, from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

fey (Middle English): Marked, fated for, or destined for death; doomed;...

Definitions

  1. Marked, fated for, or destined for death; doomed;...

Ancestry of “fey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfǣġedoomed to die, timid
2Proto-West Germanic*faigīfey, doomed to die
3Proto-Germanicfaigijazfey, doomed to die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faigijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *faigī →