Where does “krigsfange” come from?
krigsfange (Danish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
krigsfange (Danish): a prisoner of war
Definitions
- a prisoner of war
Ancestry of “krigsfange”, step by step
krigsfange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fange | to catch, to capture; prisoner, captive |
| 2 | Old Danish | fange | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | krig | war |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krîch | battle; war; fight |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |