Where does “fegis” come from?
fegis (Swedish) comes from Swedish is, from Old Swedish is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
fegis (Swedish): coward, a person who lacks courage
Definitions
- coward, a person who lacks courage
Ancestry of “fegis”, step by step
fegis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | is | Ice; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | is | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Swedish feg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | feg | cowardly |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fēgher | doomed to die |
| 3 | Old Norse | feigr | near to death, fay |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | faigijaz | fey, doomed to die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |