Etymology Explorer
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Where does “fāg” come from?
fāg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic faih — coloured; hostile.
Ancestry of “fāg”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
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Proto-West Germanic
faih
coloured; hostile
Words derived from “fāg”
sincfag
fay
faȝe
fagwyrm
Every word from Proto-West Germanic faih →