Where does “Fawnlock” come from?

Fawnlock (English) comes from English fawn, from Middle English fawnen, from Old English fagnian — Alternative form of fæġnian.

Fawnlock (English): A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as an anthropomorphic deer-like creature

Definitions

  1. A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as an anthropomorphic deer-like creature

Ancestry of “Fawnlock”, step by step

Fawnlock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfawnA young deer; A pale brown colour tinted with...
2Middle EnglishfawnenTo express affection; To express affection...
3Old EnglishfagnianAlternative form of fæġnian

via English Sherlock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSherlockTo deduce; To search; To obsolete a unique...
2Old Englishscir-lockbright-lock
Every word from Old English fagnian →