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
Ancestry of “féthage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | fé | iron |
| 2 | Old French | fer | iron; sword; cruel; harsh |
| 3 | Latin | ferus | wild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |