Where does “fang” come from?

fang (Middle English) comes from Old English fang, from Proto-Germanic fangą, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

Ancestry of “fang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfangplunder, booty
2Proto-Germanicfangącatch, that which is caught
3Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “fang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fangą →