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Where does “peḱ-” come from?

peḱ- (Proto-Indo-European): to pluck; livestock; wealth

Definitions

  1. to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “peḱ-”

  • fellow
  • fight
  • fighting
  • peculiar
  • fee
  • fees
  • peculiarly
  • feudal
  • fake
  • fax
  • fain
  • peculiarity
  • pecuniary
  • Halifax
  • feudalism
  • fella
  • fief
  • infighting
  • faxed
  • firefighting
  • impecunious
  • schoolfellow
  • firefight
  • peculation