Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faihiþu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

*faihiþu f

1. enmity, hostility
2. feud

Inflection

neuter u-stemDeclension of *faihiþu (neuter u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faihiþu	*faihiþū
vocative	*faihiþu	*faihiþū
accusative	*faihiþu	*faihiþū
genitive	*faihiþauz	*faihiþiwǫ̂
dative	*faihiþiwi	*faihiþumaz
instrumental	*faihiþū	*faihiþumiz

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