Where does “fēa-” come from?

fēa- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fawaz, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

fēa- (Old English): little, small; poor, lacking

Definitions

  1. little, small; poor, lacking

Ancestry of “fēa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfawazfew; little
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “fēa-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fawaz →