Where does “búfé” come from?

búfé (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

búfé (Old Norse): livestock, especially milch kine

Definitions

  1. livestock, especially milch kine

Ancestry of “búfé”, step by step

búfé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefécattle; livestock; property, money
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Old Norse bú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebúdwelling, household, farm, estate, housekeeping,...
2Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →