Where does “fieu” come from?

fieu (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin fevum, from Latin feudum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fieu (Old French): fief

Definitions

  1. fief

Ancestry of “fieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfevumfief, fee
2LatinfeudumA fief, fee
3Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
4Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fieu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →