Where does “geldfé” come from?

geldfé (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.

geldfé (Old Norse): barren sheep

Definitions

  1. barren sheep

Ancestry of “geldfé”, step by step

geldfé 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 geldr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
2Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →