Where does “kvikfé” come from?

kvikfé (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.

kvikfé (Old Norse): livestock

Definitions

  1. livestock

Ancestry of “kvikfé”, step by step

kvikfé 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 kvikr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvikralive; lively, quick
2Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →