Where does “vanger” come from?

vanger (Dutch) comes from Old Norse vangr, from Proto-Germanic wangaz — field, meadow.

vanger (Dutch): catcher

Definitions

  1. catcher

Ancestry of “vanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevangra garden, field, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwangazfield, meadow

Words derived from “vanger”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wangaz →