Viech

Meaning

1. (derogatory, neuter, strong, usually) animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest
2. (Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland, neuter, regional, strong) farm animal; head of livestock (see Vieh)

Concepts

alien

👽

animal

🐾

beast

beastie

brute

creature

critter

fauna

organism

zooid

Synonyms

Tier

🐾

tierisches Lebewesen

Vieh

Getier

Geschöpf

Bestie

Kind

🧒

Kreatur

Translations

bestia

bestia

متوحش

ζώο

θηρίο

κτήνος

κτηνάνθρωπος

πανίδα

bestiau

créature

faune

organisme

bébête

animale

🐾

animal

🐾

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fiːç/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: vihe

Inherited from Old High German: fihu

In summary

Doublet of Vieh from Upper German. Hence from Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).