Where does “facn” come from?

facn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *faikn, from Proto-Germanic faikną, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.

facn (Old English): deceit, fraud, guile; treachery; malice,...

Definitions

  1. deceit, fraud, guile; treachery; malice,...

Ancestry of “facn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*faiknhostility, evil
2Proto-Germanicfaiknąmalice; deceit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic faiknąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *faikn