Where does “feu” come from?

feu (Old Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *feus, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “feu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*feus—
2Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →