Where does “fang” come from?

fang (German) comes from German fangen, from Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

fang (German): singular imperative of fangen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of fangen

Ancestry of “fang”, step by step

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 “fang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →