Where does “blikfang” come from?
blikfang (Danish) comes from Danish fang, from Danish fange, from Old Danish fange, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
blikfang (Danish): an element that catches the viewer's attention,...
Definitions
- an element that catches the viewer's attention,...
Ancestry of “blikfang”, step by step
blikfang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fang | imperative of fange |
| 2 | Danish | fange | to catch, to capture; prisoner, captive |
| 3 | Old Danish | fange | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish blik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | blik | look; glance; calm sea, dead calm |
| 2 | Old Norse | blik | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | blick | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | blikan | to shine; to appear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīkan | to shine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |