Where does “tannfe” come from?
tannfe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fe, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
tannfe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tooth fairy
Ancestry of “tannfe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fe | a fairy; livestock, cattle; a blockhead, fool |
| 2 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 3 | Old French | fae | — |
| 4 | Latin | fāta | — |
| 5 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |