Where does “vān” come from?

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

vān (Middle Low German): to catch

Definitions

  1. to catch

Ancestry of “vān”, 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 “vān”

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