Where does “feax” come from?

feax (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fahsą, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

feax (Old English): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “feax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfahsąhair; headhair, mane
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahsą →