Where does “onfon” come from?

onfon (Old English) comes from Old English ondfōn, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

onfon (Old English): to receive, accept; to take; to perceive, catch...

Definitions

  1. to receive, accept; to take; to perceive, catch...

Ancestry of “onfon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishondfōnto receive, accept, perceive
2Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “onfon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old English ondfōn →