Where does “fī” come from?

fī (Middle Irish) comes from Old High German fihu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fī (Middle Irish): poison, venom

Definitions

  1. poison, venom

Ancestry of “fī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfihucattle
2Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →