Where does “fangen” come from?

fangen (German) comes 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.

fangen (German): to catch; to catch; to capture; to improve in...

Definitions

  1. to catch; to catch; to capture; to improve in...

Ancestry of “fangen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvāhento catch
2Old High Germanfāhan—
3Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “fangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →