Where does “gefic” come from?

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

gefic (Old English): fraud, deceit; swindle, trick, wile

Definitions

  1. fraud, deceit; swindle, trick, wile

Ancestry of “gefic”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gefic”

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