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Where does “fakie” come from?

fakie (English) comes from English fake, from English feak, from German fegen, from Middle Low German vegen, from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

fakie (English): The riding backwards of the board, in the...

Definitions

  1. The riding backwards of the board, in the...

Ancestry of “fakie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfakeNot real; false, fraudulent; Insincere; Something...
2EnglishfeakAlternative form of feague
3Germanfegento sweep, to polish
4Middle Low Germanvegen—
5Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
6Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
7Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—
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