Etymology

Vehm

V4E1H4M3

Today it means: A Westphalian tribunal system during the Middle Ages. Full definition →

Middle High German veme ← Proto-West Germanic *faigī
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*faigī“doomed to die”
  2. Middle High German · derived fromveme“condemnation, punishment, secret tribunal”
  3. English todayVehm

From a form of Middle High German veme (“condemnation, punishment, secret tribunal”), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *faigī (“doomed to die”), see also fey.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*faigī all →

fey

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.