Where does “fang” come from?
fang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fang, from Proto-Germanic fangą, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
fang (Norwegian Nynorsk): lap; imperative of fanga
Ancestry of “fang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fang | catch; embrace, hold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fangą | catch, that which is caught |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
Words derived from “fang”