Where does “Fangmenge” come from?

Fangmenge (German) comes from German menge, from Old High German managī, from Proto-Germanic managį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Fangmenge (German): catch quantity of caught fish

Definitions

  1. catch quantity of caught fish

Ancestry of “Fangmenge”, step by step

Fangmenge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German menge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmengequantity
2Old High Germanmanagīquantity
3Proto-Germanicmanagį̄multitude, variety
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German fangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfangento catch; to catch; to capture; to improve in...
2Middle High Germanvāhento catch
3Old High Germanfāhan—
4Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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