Where does “fā” come from?

fā (Old Frisian) comes from Old Saxon fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

fā (Old Frisian): to catch

Definitions

to catch

Ancestry of “fā”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Saxon	fāhan	to seize
2	Proto-Germanic	fanhaną	to take, to seize; to capture, to catch
3	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ḱ-	to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “fā”

fu
füünj

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →