Where does “feaxed” come from?

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

Ancestry of “feaxed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeaxhair
2Proto-Germanicfahsąhair; headhair, mane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feaxed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic fahsąEvery word from Old English feax
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