Where does “fǣġe” come from?
fǣġe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *faigī, from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
fǣġe (Old English): doomed to die, timid
Ancestry of “fǣġe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *faigī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | faigijaz | fey, doomed to die |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
Words derived from “fǣġe”