Where does “fæġnian” come from?

fæġnian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

fæġnian (Old English): to rejoice, make glad

Definitions

  1. to rejoice, make glad

Ancestry of “fæġnian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
2Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

Words derived from “fæġnian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faginōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic faginōn →