Where does “fanga” come from?

fanga (Icelandic) comes from Middle Low German fangen, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

fanga (Icelandic): to capture, to seize

Definitions

  1. to capture, to seize

Ancestry of “fanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanfangen—
2Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Middle Low German fangen →