Where does “fejd” come from?

fejd (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German veide, from Old Saxon *fēhitha, from Proto-West Germanic faihiþu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

fejd (Swedish): feud

Definitions

  1. feud

Ancestry of “fejd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanveide—
2Old Saxon*fēhitha—
3Proto-West Germanicfaihiþuenmity, hostility; feud
4Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
5Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
6Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -iþu →
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