Where does “feohgifre” come from?

feohgifre (Old English) comes from Old English feoh, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

feohgifre (Old English): greedy of money, avaricious, covetous

Definitions

  1. greedy of money, avaricious, covetous

Ancestry of “feohgifre”, step by step

feohgifre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English feoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeohmoney; livestock, cattle; property
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Old English gifre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgifrecovetous, greedy
2Proto-West Germanic*gaībrīgreedy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →