Where does “bevaen” come from?

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

bevaen (Middle Dutch): to grab, to seize; to get within reach; to...

Definitions

to grab, to seize; to get within reach; to...

Ancestry of “bevaen”, step by step

bevaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vâen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	vâen	to catch, to capture
2	Old Dutch	fān	off, from
3	Old Saxon	fāhan	to seize
4	Proto-Germanic	fanhaną	to take, to seize; to capture, to catch
5	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ḱ-	to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Old Dutch bifān

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	bifān	to catch, to grab

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →