English
fiddlery
fiddle + -ery
Formed from fiddle + -ery
Proto-Germanic *fiþulǭ
Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā
Old English *fiþele ‘fiddle or violin’
Middle English fithele ‘a string instrument played with a bow’
English fiddle
Today it means
noun Fiddling about; tweaking or manipulation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fiddlery