Frankish
*fehu
‘livestock, cattle’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Frankish *fehu.
7 English words in this record descend from Frankish *fehu, most familiar first.
- feud ← feudum
- feudal ← feodal ← feodalis ← feodum
- feu ← fé ← feudum
- fief ← fevum
- feudatory ← feudātōrius ← feudō ← feudum
- feodatory ← feudātōrius ← feudō ← feudum
- feuar ← feu ← fieu
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Etymograph / Frankish *fehu