Where does “fax” come from?

fax (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fahsą, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fax (Old Norse): a mane

Definitions

  1. a mane

Ancestry of “fax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfahsąhair; headhair, mane
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahsą →