Where does “fangtooth” come from?
fangtooth (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
fangtooth (English): A beryciform fish of the monotypic family...
Definitions
- A beryciform fish of the monotypic family...
Ancestry of “fangtooth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fangtooth | fang, canine |
| 2 | Old English | fengtōþ | canine tooth |
| 3 | Old English | fōn | to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make... |
| 4 | Old Norse | fanga | to fetch, capture |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |