Where does “fange” come from?
fange (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
fange (Norwegian Nynorsk): to catch, to capture; to receive; convict,...
Definitions
- to catch, to capture; to receive; convict,...
Ancestry of “fange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fanga | to fetch, capture |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “fange”