Where does “fāhan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fāhan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fāhan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną