Where does “faide” come from?

faide (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin faida, from Proto-West Germanic faihiþu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

faide (Old French): the right of the family or friends of a murdered...

Definitions

  1. the right of the family or friends of a murdered...

Ancestry of “faide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfaida—
2Proto-West Germanicfaihiþuenmity, hostility; feud
3Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

Words derived from “faide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -iþu →