Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faiknaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *peyǵ- (hostile, angry).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*faiknaz

  1. wicked, deceitful, insidious

Inflection[edit]


Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: fācen
  • Old Saxon: fēkni, fēgni
  • Old High German: feihhan, feichan
  • Old Norse: feikn