Where does “fike” come from?

fike (English) comes from Middle English fike, from Old English fīc, from Proto-Germanic fīkaz, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

fike (English): To feign; dissemble; flatter; To move about in a...

Definitions

  1. To feign; dissemble; flatter; To move about in a...

Ancestry of “fike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfikeAlternative form of fyke
2Old Englishfīcfig, fig-tree, fig-disease, venereal ulcer,...
3Proto-Germanicfīkaz—
4Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
5Phoenician??Ripe fig
Every word from Phoenician ?? →