Where does “fea-” come from?
fea- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fawaz, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
Ancestry of “fea-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fawaz | few; little |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |