Vieh

Pennsylvania German

/fiː/

noun
Definitions
  • (collective) livestock, cattle

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vihe inherited from Old High German fihu (cattle, neat) inherited from *fehu inherited from Proto-Germanic *fehu (livestock, cattle, sheep, wealth, owndom) inherited 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

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