Word origin
[1605–15; back formation from
pettifogger, equiv. to
petty +
fogger ‹ MLG
voger or MD
voeger one who arranges things; akin to OE
gefōg a joining
]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classic, crater, inverse, pivot, turnover