fake

The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 C.E. in British criminals' slang. It is probably from feak, feague (“to give a better appearance through artificial means, spruce up, embellish”); akin to Dutch veeg (“a swipe”), Dutch vegen (“to sweep, wipe”); German fegen (“to sweep, to polish”). Compare also Old English fācn (“deceit, fraud”). Perhaps related also to Old Norse fjúka (“to fade, vanquish, disappear”), Old Norse feikn (“strange, scary, unnatural”).

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Αγγλικά

fake

Εννοια (English)

Synonyms

Συχνότητα

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/feɪ̯k/

Ετυμολογία (English)

Cognate with Ολλανδικά

veeg

Cognate with Γερμανικά

fegen

Cognate with Παλαιά Αγγλικά

fācn

Cognate with Παλαιά Νορβηγικά

fjúka

Inherited from Μέσα Αγγλικά

faken

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