Where does “fange” come from?

fange (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse fangi, from Middle Low German vangene.

fange (Norwegian Bokmål): convict, inmate, prisoner; to catch, to capture

Definitions

  1. convict, inmate, prisoner; to catch, to capture

Ancestry of “fange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefangi—
2Middle Low Germanvangene—

Words derived from “fange”

Every word from Middle Low German vangene →Every word from Old Norse fangi →