Where does “fiddlefuck” come from?
fiddlefuck (English) comes from English fuck, from Middle English fukken, from Old Norse fukka, from Proto-Germanic fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
fiddlefuck (English): To waste time
Definitions
- To waste time
Ancestry of “fiddlefuck”, step by step
fiddlefuck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fuck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fuck | To have sexual intercourse, to copulate; To have... |
| 2 | Middle English | fukken | to fuck; to beat, strike |
| 3 | Old Norse | fukka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fukkōną | to blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |
via English fiddle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiddle | Any of various bowed string instruments, often a... |
| 2 | Middle English | fiþele | A string instrument played with a bow; a viol |
| 3 | Old English | fiþele | fiddle, viol, violin |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vitula | stringed instrument |
| 5 | Latin | Vitula | the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See |