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Where does “fange” come from?

fange (Old French) comes from Gothic ?????, from Proto-Germanic fangō, from Proto-Indo-European penk- — mud, rot, filth.

fange (Old French): mud, addle, mire

Definitions

  1. mud, addle, mire

Ancestry of “fange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic?????mud, addle, mire
2Proto-Germanicfangōwetness, moisture
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenk-mud, rot, filth

Words derived from “fange”

  • fange
  • fangeux
  • fange
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