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