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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fang | A people of western Africa |
| 2 | English | fangtooth | A beryciform fish of the monotypic family... |
| 3 | Middle English | fangtooth | fang, canine |
| 4 | Old English | fengtōþ | canine tooth |
| 5 | Old English | fōn | to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make... |
| 6 | Old Norse | fanga | to fetch, capture |
| 7 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |