Where does “pigefnidder” come from?

pigefnidder (Danish) comes from Danish pige, from Old Norse píka, from Finnish piika — maid; girl; a girlchild.

pigefnidder (Danish): bickering and intrigue among young girls

Definitions

  1. bickering and intrigue among young girls

Ancestry of “pigefnidder”, step by step

pigefnidder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish pige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpigegirl; girl, woman; girl, girlfriend
2Old Norsepíkaa girl, a lass, a virgin; a young girl, a working...
3Finnishpiikamaid; girl; a girlchild

via Danish fnidder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfnidder—
Every word from Finnish piika →Every word from Old Norse píka →Every word from Danish pige →