Where does “fá” come from?

fá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ, from Proto-Germanic faihijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fá (Old Norse): to get; to draw, paint; positive degree strong...

Definitions

  1. to get; to draw, paint; positive degree strong...

Ancestry of “fá”, step by step

fá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-NorseᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟI drew, I painted
2Proto-Germanicfaihijanąto color, paint
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Proto-Germanic fanhaną

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

Words derived from “fá”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →