Where does “fēġan” come from?

fēġan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

fēġan (Old English): to join, unite

Definitions

  1. to join, unite

Ancestry of “fēġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
2Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
3Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “fēġan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →