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Where does “feginn” come from?

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

feginn (Old Norse): glad, joyful

Definitions

  1. glad, joyful

Ancestry of “feginn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaganazglad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feginn”

  • feginn
  • fegin
  • fägjän
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →