Where does “fügen” come from?

fügen (German) comes from Old High German fuogen, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

fügen (German): to join; to add; to ordain

Definitions

  1. to join; to add; to ordain

Ancestry of “fügen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfuogento add; to connect
2Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
3Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
4Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “fügen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną →