Where does “feikn” come from?

feikn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic faikną, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.

Ancestry of “feikn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaiknąmalice; deceit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant

Words derived from “feikn”

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