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Where does “fæge” come from?

fæge (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

fæge (Old English): fated to death; doomed, accursed

Definitions

  1. fated to death; doomed, accursed

Ancestry of “fæge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaigijazfey, doomed to die
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
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