Where does “fix” come from?
Fix comes from Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxen, from Old French fixe, from Latin fixus, the past participle of Latin figere meaning to fasten or make firm, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ-.
fix (English): To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To...
Definitions
- To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To...
Ancestry of “fix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 2 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |