Where does “fickpeng” come from?

fickpeng (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.

fickpeng (Swedish): pocket money

Definitions

  1. pocket money

Ancestry of “fickpeng”, step by step

fickpeng 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 peng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpenga coin; money
2Old Norsepeningr
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre