Where does “fägjän” come from?

fägjän (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse feginn, from Proto-Germanic faganaz, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fägjän (Westrobothnian): happy, cheerful

Definitions

  1. happy, cheerful

Ancestry of “fägjän”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeginnglad, joyful
2Proto-Germanicfaganazglad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faganaz →Every word from Old Norse feginn →