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Where does “feiðō” come from?

feiðō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

feiðō (Proto-Italic): to trust

Definitions

  1. to trust

Ancestry of “feiðō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “feiðō”

  • faith
  • confidence
  • confident
  • Faith
  • confidential
  • fidelity
  • confidently
  • confidentiality
  • fiduciary
  • infidelity
  • confide
  • infidel
  • Fidel
  • confidentially
  • diffidence
  • perfidy
  • fiancee
  • fealty
  • perfidious
  • diffident
  • fiancé
  • interfaith
  • fiancée
  • overconfidence
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