Where does “firenhycga” come from?

firenhycga (Old English) comes from Old English hycgan, from Proto-West Germanic huggjan, from Proto-Germanic hugjaną — to think, consider.

firenhycga (Old English): a man with sinful thoughts, an adulterer

Definitions

  1. a man with sinful thoughts, an adulterer

Ancestry of “firenhycga”, step by step

firenhycga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hycgan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhycganto think; to think about, to consider
2Proto-West Germanichuggjanto think
3Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider

via Old English firen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfirencrime, sin; torment, suffering
2Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
3Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime
Every word from Proto-Germanic hugjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic huggjan →Every word from Old English hycgan →