Where does “føje” come from?

føje (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vȫgen, from Old Saxon fōgian, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

føje (Danish): to join; to add; to indulge

Definitions

  1. to join; to add; to indulge

Ancestry of “føje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvȫgento join
2Old Saxonfōgianto add; to join
3Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
4Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
5Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “føje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną →