Where does “fecche” come from?

fecche (Middle English) comes from Old French veche, from Latin vicia, from Middle Low German Wicke.

fecche (Middle English): Vetch or tare; a member of the genus "Vicia"; The...

Definitions

  1. Vetch or tare; a member of the genus "Vicia"; The...

Ancestry of “fecche”, step by step

fecche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French veche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvechevetch
2Latinviciavetch
3Middle Low GermanWicke—

via Old Northern French veche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchveche—
Every word from Middle Low German Wicke →Every word from Latin vicia →Every word from Old French veche →