Where does “ffieiddbeth” come from?
ffieiddbeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh ffiaidd, from Welsh ffi, from English fee, from Middle English fee, from Old French fieu, from Medieval Latin fevum, from Latin feudum, from Frankish fehu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
ffieiddbeth (Welsh): abomination
Definitions
- abomination
Ancestry of “ffieiddbeth”, step by step
ffieiddbeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh ffiaidd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ffiaidd | abominable, loathsome, nasty |
| 2 | Welsh | ffi | fee |
| 3 | English | fee | A right to the use of a superior's land, as a... |
| 4 | Middle English | fee | Alternative form of fey |
| 5 | Old French | fieu | fief |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fevum | fief, fee |
| 7 | Latin | feudum | A fief, fee |
| 8 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |