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Where does “fehu” come from?

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

fehu (Proto-Germanic): livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune

Definitions

  1. livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune

Ancestry of “fehu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fehu”

  • fellow
  • fee
  • fees
  • feudal
  • feudalism
  • fella
  • fief
  • schoolfellow
  • playfellow
  • fellah
  • fiefdom
  • bedfellow
  • feudatory
  • feudalistic
  • blackfellow
  • semifeudal
  • feudalist
  • blackfellows
  • enfeoffment
  • Oddfellow
  • yokefellow
  • blackfella
  • feudalization
  • feudally
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