Where does “invangen” come from?

invangen (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

invangen (Dutch): to capture

Definitions

  1. to capture

Ancestry of “invangen”, step by step

invangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →