Where does “ufänken” come from?

ufänken (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German anvahen, from Middle High German an, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ufänken (Luxembourgish): to start, to begin

Definitions

  1. to start, to begin

Ancestry of “ufänken”, step by step

ufänken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German anvahen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananvahento grab on
2Middle High Germananon
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →