Where does “vang” come from?

vang (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.

vang (Dutch): the brake wheel of a windmill, a brake

Definitions

  1. the brake wheel of a windmill, a brake

Ancestry of “vang”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →