Where does “vehe” come from?

vehe (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fehu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “vehe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfehucattle, livestock; property; money
2Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “vehe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱuEvery word from Proto-Germanic fehu