Where does “healsfang” come from?
healsfang (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.
healsfang (English): In Anglo-Saxon law, a fine or mulct of uncertain...
Definitions
- In Anglo-Saxon law, a fine or mulct of uncertain...
Ancestry of “healsfang”, step by step
healsfang traces back through 3 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 halse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | halse | The neck; the throat; To fall upon the neck of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | hals | neck, throat; hawse; Alternative form of halsen |
| 3 | Old English | heals | neck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |
via Old English healsfang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | healsfang | a fine prescribed in substitution for capital and... |