Where does “medegevangene” come from?
medegevangene (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevangene, 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.
medegevangene (Dutch): a fellow prisoner, a coprisoner
Definitions
- a fellow prisoner, a coprisoner
Ancestry of “medegevangene”, step by step
medegevangene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gevangene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevangene | a prisoner |
| 2 | Dutch | gevangen | caught, captive; Archaic form of gevangene |
| 3 | Dutch | vangen | to catch |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vâen | to catch, to capture |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fān | off, from |
| 6 | Old Saxon | fāhan | to seize |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
via Dutch mede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mede | co-; With someone or something else; mead |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mede | together, with; in accordance; furthermore, with... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mithi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |