Where does “fāhan” come from?

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

fāhan (Old Saxon): to seize

Definitions

  1. to seize

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 →