Where does “vāhen” come from?

vāhen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

vāhen (Middle High German): to catch

Definitions

  1. to catch

Ancestry of “vāhen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfāhan—
2Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “vāhen”

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