Where does “byxficka” come from?

byxficka (Swedish) comes from Swedish ficka, from Middle Low German vicke, from Italian ficcare, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

byxficka (Swedish): a trouser pocket

Definitions

  1. a trouser pocket

Ancestry of “byxficka”, step by step

byxficka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ficka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfickaa pocket
2Middle Low Germanvicke—
3Italianficcareto put something into something else; to thrust...
4Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

via Swedish byxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyxapants, trousers
2Norwegian Nynorskbyksato jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural...
3Old Norsebyxajump
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre →