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Where does “fēaw” come from?

fēaw (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fau.

fēaw (Old English): few; little, few

Definitions

  1. few; little, few

Ancestry of “fēaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fau—

Words derived from “fēaw”

  • few
  • fewer
  • fewness
  • fewscore
  • fewfold
  • fewly
  • fewe
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