fikken

Meaning

Verb

to burn

Noun

fingers

Noun

plural of fik

fik

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Concepts

burn

Synonyms

branden

in brand staan

Translations

cremar

aufflammen

auflodern

brennen

flammen

in Flammen aufgehen

lodern

verbrennen

lohen

bruler

brûler

cramer

bruciare

arder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪkə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ficken

Cognate with German: ficken

Inherited from Middle Dutch: fikkere

In summary

19th century, from a North Hollandic dialect. Probably identical to Middle Dutch ficken (“to hit, jerk”), dialectal Dutch fikkelen (“to move back and forth”), German ficken (idem, and thus “to fuck”). Referring to the unsteady movement of the flames. Further origin unknown, perhaps onomatopoeic.