Where does “afänken” come from?

afänken (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish fänken, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

afänken (Luxembourgish): to capture

Definitions

  1. to capture

Ancestry of “afänken”, step by step

afänken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish fänken

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

via Luxembourgish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishanand; in
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old High German fāhan →