Where does “anfangen” come from?

anfangen (German) comes from Middle High German anevāhen, from Old High German anafāhan.

anfangen (German): to begin; to commence; to start doing something;...

Definitions

  1. to begin; to commence; to start doing something;...

Ancestry of “anfangen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananevāhen—
2Old High Germananafāhan—

Words derived from “anfangen”

Every word from Old High German anafāhan →Every word from Middle High German anevāhen →