Where does “faassen” come from?

faassen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

faassen (Luxembourgish): to capture; to grasp; to hold, to contain

Definitions

  1. to capture; to grasp; to hold, to contain

Ancestry of “faassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvazzen—
2Old High Germanvazvessel
3Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “faassen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Old High German vaz →
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