Where does “fegen” come from?

fegen (German) comes from Middle Low German vegen, from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

fegen (German): to sweep, to polish

Definitions

  1. to sweep, to polish

Ancestry of “fegen”, step by step

fegen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvegen—
2Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
3Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
4Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

via Old Norse feginn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeginnglad, joyful
2Proto-Germanicfaganazglad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Middle High German vegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvegento polish, to clean
2Old High Germanfegōn—

Words derived from “fegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →