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English word origin

Etymology of Vehm

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.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A Westphalian tribunal system during the Middle Ages.

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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.

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  • Unspecified derivation mentionvemegmh · condemnation, punishment, secret tribunal
  • Derivation mention*faigīgmw-pro · doomed to die
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