Where does “ġefeaxed” come from?

ġefeaxed (Old English) comes from Old English feax, from Proto-Germanic fahsą, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

ġefeaxed (Old English): haired; having hair

Definitions

  1. haired; having hair

Ancestry of “ġefeaxed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeaxhair
2Proto-Germanicfahsąhair; headhair, mane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic fahsąEvery word from Old English feax