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Where does “feu” come from?

feu (Old Occitan) comes from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “feu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feu”

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