Where does “fidgety” come from?
Fidgety comes from English fidget, which derives from Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
fidgety (English): Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget;...
Definitions
- Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget;...
Ancestry of “fidgety”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fidget | To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or... |
| 2 | English | fidge | To fidget; jostle or shake; A shake; fiddle or... |
| 3 | Middle English | fiken | to feign, dissemble, flatter; to jitter; move... |
| 4 | Old Norse | fíkjast | Be eager or restless |
| 5 | Old Norse | fíka | to climb, move |
| 6 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 7 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
Words derived from “fidgety”