Where does “ffo” come from?

ffo (Welsh) comes from English foe, from Middle English fo, from Old English ġefāh, from Old English fāh, from Proto-West Germanic faih — coloured; hostile.

ffo (Welsh): flight

Definitions

  1. flight

Ancestry of “ffo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoeHostile; An enemy; A unit of energy equal to 10...
2Middle EnglishfoA foe or opponent; one that opposes and provides...
3Old Englishġefāhenemy
4Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
5Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile

Words derived from “ffo”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic faih →Every word from Old English fāh →Every word from Old English ġefāh →