Where does “fassen” come from?
fassen (German) comes from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.
fassen (German): to gird, to surround, to confine into a form; to...
Definitions
- to gird, to surround, to confine into a form; to...
Ancestry of “fassen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vazzen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | vaz | vessel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fatą | vessel, container |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pod- | vessel, container |
Words derived from “fassen”