Where does “ġefāh” come from?

ġefāh (Old English) comes from Old English fāh, from Proto-West Germanic faih — coloured; hostile.

ġefāh (Old English): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “ġefāh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
2Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile

Words derived from “ġefāh”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic faih →Every word from Old English fāh →