Where does “feohhus” come from?

feohhus (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.

feohhus (Old English): treasure house

Definitions

  1. treasure house

Ancestry of “feohhus”, step by step

feohhus 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 hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →