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Where does “faihiþu” come from?

faihiþu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

faihiþu (Proto-West Germanic): enmity, hostility; feud

Definitions

  1. enmity, hostility; feud

Ancestry of “faihiþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
2Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
3Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

Words derived from “faihiþu”

  • feud
  • feudist
  • feuder
  • feudlike
  • cyberfeud
  • faide
  • faida
  • Fehde
  • Blutfehde
  • bloedvete
  • vete
  • fede
  • feide
  • fæhþu
  • fǣhþ
  • faide
  • vete
  • fehida
  • vēde
  • vēhede
  • gifehitha
  • gifaihiþu
  • faida
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