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Where does “foiðos” come from?

foiðos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

Ancestry of “foiðos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “foiðos”

  • federation
  • confederation
  • confederacy
  • federationist
  • foederatus
  • federationism
  • confederationist
  • defederation
  • fedifragous
  • fedity
  • confederationism
  • foedo
  • foedero
  • foederatio
  • foedus
  • foederatus
  • confoedero
  • foedare
  • confoederandus
  • foeditas
  • foedifragus
  • foederaturus
  • foedans
  • foedaturus
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