Where does “gevangen” come from?

gevangen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vangen, from Middle Dutch vâen, from Old Dutch fān, from Old Saxon fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

gevangen (Dutch): caught, captive; Archaic form of gevangene

Definitions

  1. caught, captive; Archaic form of gevangene

Ancestry of “gevangen”, step by step

gevangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvangento catch
2Middle Dutchvâento catch, to capture
3Old Dutchfānoff, from
4Old Saxonfāhanto seize
5Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Dutch gevangene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevangenea prisoner

Words derived from “gevangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →