Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faihiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *faihaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.xi.θɔː/

Noun

*faihiþō f

enmity, hostility
feud

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *faihiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faihiþō	*faihiþôz
vocative	*faihiþō	*faihiþôz
accusative	*faihiþǭ	*faihiþōz
genitive	*faihiþōz	*faihiþǫ̂
dative	*faihiþōi	*faihiþōmaz
instrumental	*faihiþō	*faihiþōmiz

Descendants

Old English: fǣhþ
- Middle English: fede
  - English: feud
  - Scots: fede, feid
Old Frisian: faithe, feithe
- Saterland Frisian: Feede
- West Frisian: fete (posibly borrowed from Dutch)
Old Saxon: *fēhitha
- Middle Low German: vêde, veide
  - → Danish: fejd
  - → Swedish: fejd
  - → Norwegian: feide
- ⇒ Old Saxon: gifēhitha
  - Middle Low German: gevêde
Frankish: *faihitha
- Old Dutch: *faitha
  - Middle Dutch: vede, vete
    - Dutch: vete
- → Medieval Latin: faida, faidia
  - Old French: fede, faide
Old High German: faihida, fēhida
- Middle High German: vēhede, vēde
  - German: Fehde
- ⇒ Old High German: gifēhida

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