Where does “félag” come from?

félag (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.

félag (Old Norse): fellowship, partnership

Definitions

  1. fellowship, partnership

Ancestry of “félag”, step by step

félag 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 lág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “félag”

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