Where does “fægja” come from?

fægja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fēgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

fægja (Old Norse): to cleanse, polish

Definitions

  1. to cleanse, polish

Ancestry of “fægja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfēgijanąto decorate, make beautiful
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

Words derived from “fægja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fēgijaną →