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
Ancestry of “fägjän”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | feginn | glad, joyful |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | faganaz | glad |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |