Where does “feohgift” come from?

feohgift (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.

feohgift (Old English): treasure-giving, dispensing of gifts; costly gift

Definitions

  1. treasure-giving, dispensing of gifts; costly gift

Ancestry of “feohgift”, step by step

feohgift 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 ġift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiftgiving, consideration, dowry, wedding
2Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →