Where does “fægen” come from?

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

fægen (Old English): joyful, rejoicing, fain

Definitions

  1. joyful, rejoicing, fain

Ancestry of “fægen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*fagan—
2Proto-Germanicfaganazglad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fægen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faganaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fagan →