Where does “fician” come from?

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

fician (Old English): to deceive; bewile, mislead, con

Definitions

  1. to deceive; bewile, mislead, con

Ancestry of “fician”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfikōnąto deceive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant

Words derived from “fician”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fikōną →