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
Ancestry of “feg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | fēgher | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | feigr | near to death, fay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | faigijaz | fey, doomed to die |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |