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
- to receive, accept; to take; to perceive, catch...
Ancestry of “onfon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ondfōn | to receive, accept, perceive |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |