Where does “*faikn” come from?

*faikn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic faikną, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.

*faikn (Proto-West Germanic): hostility, evil

Definitions

  1. hostility, evil

Ancestry of “*faikn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*faikn”

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