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Where does “fudge” come from?

Fudge comes from Old English fegan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European paḱ-.

fudge (English): A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually...

Definitions

  1. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually...

Ancestry of “fudge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfadgeTo be suitable; To agree, to get along; To get on...
2Middle EnglishfagotA piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot...
3Old Frenchfagotfagot
4Vulgar Latinfacus—
5LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
6Latinfasciō—
7Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fudge”

  • fudgy
  • fudgelike
  • fudginess
  • fudger
  • fudgeable
  • unfudgeable
  • fudgily
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