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Where does “figer” come from?

figer (French) comes from Latin figo, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ- — to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

figer (French): to freeze; to scare, to frighten

Definitions

  1. to freeze; to scare, to frighten

Ancestry of “figer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfigoI fasten, fix; I transfix, pierce; I drive nails
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeygʷ-to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

Words derived from “figer”

  • figeage
  • figement
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