Where does “vâen” come from?

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

vâen (Middle Dutch): to catch, to capture

Definitions

  1. to catch, to capture

Ancestry of “vâen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfānoff, from
2Old Saxonfāhanto seize
3Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “vâen”

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