English
faxed
Faxed comes from Old English feax ‘hair’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to pluck (wool, hair)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*poḱsomreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fahsą‘hair’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fahs‘hair, mane’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feax‘hair’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150feaxed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*faxedreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1859faxed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to pluck (wool, hair)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*poḱsomreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fahsą‘hair’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fahs‘hair, mane’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150feax‘hair’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150feaxed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*faxedreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1859faxed
Earliest quotation: 1859, The London review: Volume 11: “A comet is a ‘faxed’ star, that is, a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘to pluck (wool, hair)’
fight, fellow, fee, peculiar, feud, cynical, hound, poodle, cynic, fawn, feu, pec, pecuniary, fain, chenille, 25 more
through Old English feax ‘hair’
Today it means
adj Having a head of hair; hairy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- / faxed