Where does “fidgetiness” come from?
fidgetiness (English) comes from English fidgety, from English fidget, from English fidge, from Middle English fiken, from Old Norse fíkjast, from Old Norse fíka, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
fidgetiness (English): The state or condition of being fidgety
Definitions
- The state or condition of being fidgety
Ancestry of “fidgetiness”, step by step
fidgetiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fidgety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fidgety | Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget;... |
| 2 | English | fidget | To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or... |
| 3 | English | fidge | To fidget; jostle or shake; A shake; fiddle or... |
| 4 | Middle English | fiken | to feign, dissemble, flatter; to jitter; move... |
| 5 | Old Norse | fíkjast | Be eager or restless |
| 6 | Old Norse | fíka | to climb, move |
| 7 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 8 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |