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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”

  • fegien
  • fæien
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