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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

Definitions

  1. fickle

Ancestry of “fikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishficoldeceitful; crafty; false
2Old Englishficianto deceive; bewile, mislead, con
3Proto-Germanicfikōnąto deceive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant

Words derived from “fikel”

  • fickle
  • fickly
  • ficklesome
  • fikelen
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