Where does “féthage” come from?

féthage (Norman) comes from Norman fé, from Old French fer, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

féthage (Norman): ironing

Definitions

  1. ironing

Ancestry of “féthage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanféiron
2Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
3Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →Every word from Old French fer →