Where does “fügsam” come from?

fügsam (German) comes from German fügen, 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.

fügsam (German): amenable

Definitions

  1. amenable

Ancestry of “fügsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfügento join; to add; to ordain
2Old High Germanfuogento add; to connect
3Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
4Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
5Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną →