Where does “fikil” come from?

fikil (Middle English) comes from Old English ficol, from Old English fician, from Proto-Germanic fikōną, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.

Ancestry of “fikil”, 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 “fikil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fikōną →Every word from Old English fician →