Where does “vegen” come from?

vegen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

Ancestry of “vegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
2Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
3Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

Words derived from “vegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faginōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic faginōn →
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