Where does “veige” come from?

veige (Middle High German) comes from Old High German feigi, from Proto-West Germanic *faigī, from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

veige (Middle High German): fey, doomed to die

Definitions

  1. fey, doomed to die

Ancestry of “veige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfeigicowardly
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 →