Where does “vangen” come from?

vangen (Dutch) comes 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.

vangen (Dutch): to catch

Definitions

  1. to catch

Ancestry of “vangen”, step by step

vangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vâen

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

via Middle Dutch vangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvangen—
2Old Dutchfangan—

Words derived from “vangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →