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Where does “feye” come from?

feye (Old Danish) comes from Old French feie, from Late Latin ficatum, from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

Ancestry of “feye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfeieAlternative form of foie
2Late Latinficatumliver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;...
3Latinfīcātum—
4Latiniecurliver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the...
5Proto-Italicjekʷorliver
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “feye”

  • feje
  • fej
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