Foddik - fetish

[Escapeyourcage]

This post is pure speculation, or shall we say a hypothesis: that the modern cognate of the word “Foddik” is “fetish” (a cult object believed to be imbued with supernatural powers).
I have no evidence other than the similarities between the words themselves and their meanings.

[ott]

In this case, I think etymonline's explanation "from Latin facticius "made by art, artificial," from facere "to make, do, produce" is more likely right.

[Escapeyourcage]

Yet “Fackel“ is still the German word for torch, so the connection still stands.