Where does “fanger” come from?

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

fanger (Norwegian Bokmål): a person or object that catches something,...

Definitions

  1. a person or object that catches something,...

Ancestry of “fanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfangeconvict, inmate, prisoner; to catch, to capture
2Old Norsefangi—
3Middle Low Germanvangene—

Words derived from “fanger”

Every word from Middle Low German vangene →Every word from Old Norse fangi →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål fange →
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