Where does “gevangenbewaarder” come from?

gevangenbewaarder (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevangen, 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.

gevangenbewaarder (Dutch): prison guard, warden, jailor

Definitions

  1. prison guard, warden, jailor

Ancestry of “gevangenbewaarder”, step by step

gevangenbewaarder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gevangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevangencaught, captive; Archaic form of gevangene
2Dutchvangento catch
3Middle Dutchvâento catch, to capture
4Old Dutchfānoff, from
5Old Saxonfāhanto seize
6Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Dutch bewaarder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewaarderkeeper, custodian, conservator
2Middle Dutchbewaerre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →