Where does “fihu” come from?

fihu (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fihu (Old High German): cattle

Definitions

  1. cattle

Ancestry of “fihu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fihu”

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