Where does “fiddly” come from?

fiddly (English) comes from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

fiddly (English): Requiring dexterity to operate; Having many small...

Definitions

Requiring dexterity to operate; Having many small...

Ancestry of “fiddly”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-y	Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2	Middle English	-y	Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3	Old English	-iġ	-y, -ic
4	Proto-West Germanic	-g	Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5	Proto-Germanic	-gaz	-y
6	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

Words derived from “fiddly”

fiddliness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →