Where does “feaulté” come from?

feaulté (Middle French) comes from Old French fealté, from Latin fidēlitās, from Latin fidēlis, from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

feaulté (Middle French): fealty

Definitions

  1. fealty

Ancestry of “feaulté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfealtéAlternative form of feelté
2Latinfidēlitāsfaithfulness, fidelity
3Latinfidēlisfaithful, loyal
4Latinfidēs
5Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰosEvery word from Proto-Italic feiðos
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