Where does “fæġen” come from?

fæġen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *fagan, from Proto-Germanic faganaz, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fæġen (Old English): joyful, rejoicing, fain

Definitions

  1. joyful, rejoicing, fain

Ancestry of “fæġen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*fagan—
2Proto-Germanicfaganazglad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faganaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fagan →