Viech

German (Berlin)

/fiːç/

noun
Definitions
  • (usually) animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest
  • (regional) farm animal; head of livestock (see Vieh (Vieh))

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vihe inherited from Old High German fihu (cattle, neat) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fehu (livestock, cattle, sheep, wealth, owndom) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (livestock, domestic animals, cattle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peḱu-

Gloss

livestock, domestic animals, cattle

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

畜

Emoji

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