Etymology

fidget

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Today it means: To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly. Full definition →

Middle English *-ten ← Old English -ettan
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  1. Old English · derived from-ettan
  2. Middle English · derived from*-ten
  3. English todayfidget

From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.

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