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 — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

fidle (Lower Sorbian): fiddle

Definitions

  1. fiddle

Ancestry of “fidle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFiedelfiddle
2Middle High Germanvidele—
3Old High Germanfidula—
4Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
5LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See
Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →Every word from Old High German fidula →