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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | feax | hair |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fahsą | hair; headhair, mane |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
Words derived from “feaxed”