Where does “*feus” come from?

*feus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “*feus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “*feus

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