Where does “fei” come from?
fei (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål feie, from Danish feje, from Old Danish feye, from Old French feie, from Late Latin ficatum, from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor — liver.
fei (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of feie
Definitions
- imperative of feie
Ancestry of “fei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | feie | to sweep |
| 2 | Danish | feje | sweep; definite singular of fej; plural of fej |
| 3 | Old Danish | feye | — |
| 4 | Old French | feie | Alternative form of foie |
| 5 | Late Latin | ficatum | liver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;... |
| 6 | Latin | fīcātum | liver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras |
| 7 | Latin | iecur | liver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jekʷor | liver |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |