Where does “fidula” come from?

fidula (Old High German) comes from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

Ancestry of “fidula”, step by step

fidula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin vitula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
2LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See

via Proto-Germanic *fiþulā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*fiþulā—

Words derived from “fidula”

Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →