Where does “fān” come from?

fān (Jersey Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fān, from Old Saxon fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

fān (Jersey Dutch): of, from

Definitions

  1. of, from

Ancestry of “fān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfānoff, from
2Old Saxonfāhanto seize
3Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →