Where does “feckful” come from?

feckful (English) comes from English feck, from Scots effect.

feckful (English): Powerful, effective, efficient, vigorous

Definitions

  1. Powerful, effective, efficient, vigorous

Ancestry of “feckful”, step by step

feckful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English feck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeckEffect, value; vigor; The greater or larger part;...
2Scotseffect—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—

Words derived from “feckful”

Every word from Scots effect →Every word from English feck →