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Where does “fange” come from?

fange (Old Danish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “fange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvangencaptive; to catch
2Proto-Germanicfangōnąto catch, capture
3Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fange”

  • fange
  • blikfang
  • fang
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