Where does “fikel” come from?
fikel (Middle English) comes from Old English ficol, from Old English fician, from Proto-Germanic fikōną, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.
fikel (Middle English): fickle
Ancestry of “fikel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ficol | deceitful; crafty; false |
| 2 | Old English | fician | to deceive; bewile, mislead, con |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fikōną | to deceive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peyǵ- | inactive, reluctant |
Words derived from “fikel”