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Where does “fadge” come from?

fadge (English) comes from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

fadge (English): To be suitable; To agree, to get along; To get on...

Definitions

  1. To be suitable; To agree, to get along; To get on...

Ancestry of “fadge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfagotA piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot...
2Old Frenchfagotfagot
3Vulgar Latinfacus—
4LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
5Latinfasciō—
6Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fadge”

  • fudge
  • fudgy
  • fudgelike
  • fudginess
  • fudger
  • fudgeable
  • fudgily
  • unfudgeable
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