Where does “fēsen” come from?

fēsen (Middle English) comes from Old English fēsan, from Proto-Germanic funsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

fēsen (Middle English): to chase, drive away; put to flight; discomfit,...

Definitions

  1. to chase, drive away; put to flight; discomfit,...

Ancestry of “fēsen”, step by step

fēsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fēsan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēsan—
2Proto-Germanicfunsijanąto predispose; make favourable; make ready
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Old English fēsian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēsianto drive away, put to flight

Words derived from “fēsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic funsijaną →Every word from Old English fēsan →