Where does “fangish” come from?

fangish (English) comes from English Fang, from English fangtooth, from Middle English fangtooth, from Old English fengtōþ, from Old English fōn, from Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną — he, she.

fangish (English): Resembling, characteristic of, or in possession of fangs

Definitions

  1. Resembling, characteristic of, or in possession of fangs

Ancestry of “fangish”, step by step

fangish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFangA people of western Africa
2EnglishfangtoothA beryciform fish of the monotypic family...
3Middle Englishfangtoothfang, canine
4Old Englishfengtōþcanine tooth
5Old Englishfōnto take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make...
6Old Norsefangato fetch, capture
7Middle Low Germanvangencaptive; to catch
8Proto-Germanicfangōnąto catch, capture
9Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Chichewa iye
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