Where does “fangle” come from?
fangle (English) comes from Middle English fangelen, from Middle English fangel, from Old English fangol, from Old English fōn, from Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
fangle (English): To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create; To...
Definitions
- To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create; To...
Ancestry of “fangle”, step by step
fangle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English fangelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fangelen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | fangel | inclined to take |
| 3 | Old English | fangol | inclined to take |
| 4 | Old English | fōn | to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make... |
| 5 | Old Norse | fanga | to fetch, capture |
| 6 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English newfangled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | newfangled | Modern, unfamiliar, or different |
| 2 | English | New | made, or created |
| 3 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 4 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 5 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 7 | Old French | manual | — |
| 8 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 9 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |