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

  1. to catch

Ancestry of “fā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fā”

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