Where does “feg” come from?

feg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fēgher, from Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

feg (Swedish): cowardly

Definitions

  1. cowardly

Ancestry of “feg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfēgherdoomed to die
2Old Norsefeigrnear to death, fay
3Proto-Germanicfaigijazfey, doomed to die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “feg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faigijaz →Every word from Old Norse feigr →