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Where does “feigi” come from?

feigi (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *faigī, from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

feigi (Old High German): cowardly

Definitions

  1. cowardly

Ancestry of “feigi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*faigī—
2Proto-Germanicfaigijazfey, doomed to die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “feigi”

  • feige
  • fej
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