Where does “fehu” come from?
fehu (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
fehu (Old Saxon): cattle, livestock; property; money
Definitions
- cattle, livestock; property; money
Ancestry of “fehu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *fehu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |