Where does “feyk atmak” come from?
feyk atmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish feyk, from English fake, from English feak, from German fegen, from Middle Low German vegen, from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną.
feyk atmak (Turkish): to feint, to feign
Definitions
- to feint, to feign
Ancestry of “feyk atmak”, step by step
feyk atmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish feyk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | feyk | fake |
| 2 | English | fake | Not real; false, fraudulent; Insincere; Something... |
| 3 | English | feak | Alternative form of feague |
| 4 | German | fegen | to sweep, to polish |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vegen | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | fegōn | to cleanse |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | faginōn | to gladden, rejoice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | faginōną | to gladden, rejoice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pōḱ- | — |