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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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/feɪ̯k/

Étymologie (English)

Cognate with néerlandais

veeg

Cognate with allemand

fegen

Cognate with ancien anglais

fācn

Cognate with vieux norrois

fjúka

Inherited from moyen anglais

faken

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