Where does “gifaihiþu” come from?
gifaihiþu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic faihiþu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
Ancestry of “gifaihiþu”, step by step
gifaihiþu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic faihiþu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | faihiþu | enmity, hostility; feud |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
via Proto-Germanic gi-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gi- | — |