Where does “auffangen” come from?

auffangen (German) comes from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

auffangen (German): to catch, intercept

Definitions

  1. to catch, intercept

Ancestry of “auffangen”, step by step

auffangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German auf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
2Middle High Germanūfon, upon
3Old High Germanūfup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

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

Words derived from “auffangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →