Where does “feigr” come from?

feigr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

feigr (Old Norse): near to death, fay

Definitions

  1. near to death, fay

Ancestry of “feigr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaigijazfey, doomed to die
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “feigr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faigijaz →