Where does “fidle” come from?

fidle (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Fiedel, from Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula.

fidle (Lower Sorbian): fiddle

Definitions

fiddle

Ancestry of “fidle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Fiedel	fiddle
2	Middle High German	videle	—
3	Old High German	fidula	—
4	Medieval Latin	vitula	stringed instrument
5	Latin	Vitula	—

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