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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveche—
2Latinviciavetch
3Middle Low GermanWicke—

Words derived from “fecche”

  • vetch
  • vetchling
  • deervetch
  • sweetvetch
  • vetchy
Every word from Middle Low German Wicke →