Where does “vēghen” come from?
vēghen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.
vēghen (Middle Dutch): to cleanse
Ancestry of “vēghen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | fegōn | to cleanse |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | faginōn | to gladden, rejoice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | faginōną | to gladden, rejoice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pōḱ- | — |
Words derived from “vēghen”