Where does “fixeren” come from?
fixeren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch fixeren, from Middle French fixer, from Old French fixer, from Old French fix, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
fixeren (Dutch): to fix, affix
Ancestry of “fixeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | fixeren | — |
| 2 | Middle French | fixer | — |
| 3 | Old French | fixer | — |
| 4 | Old French | fix | inflection of fil:
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| 5 | Latin | fīxus | — |
| 6 | Latin | fīgō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |