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Where does “ficol” come from?

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

ficol (Old English): deceitful; crafty; false

Definitions

  1. deceitful; crafty; false

Ancestry of “ficol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ficol”

  • fickle
  • fickly
  • ficklesome
  • fikil
  • fikelen
  • fikel
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