Where does “fokn” come from?

fokn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse feikn, from Proto-Germanic faikną, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.

fokn (Faroese): antipathy

Definitions

  1. antipathy

Ancestry of “fokn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeikn—
2Proto-Germanicfaiknąmalice; deceit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faikną →Every word from Old Norse feikn →