Where does “empfänken” come from?

empfänken (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.

empfänken (Luxembourgish): to receive

Definitions

  1. to receive

Ancestry of “empfänken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfänkento catch
2Old High Germanfāhan—
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 High German fāhan →