Etymology Explorer
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Where does “fāgen” come from?
fāgen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic fēgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.
Ancestry of “fāgen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
fēgijaną
to decorate, make beautiful
2
Proto-Indo-European
pōḱ-
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Words derived from “fāgen”
vagen
wegvagen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic fēgijaną →