Where does “withfahan” come from?

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

withfahan (Old Saxon): to withdraw

Definitions

  1. to withdraw

Ancestry of “withfahan”, step by step

withfahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon fāhan

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

via Old Saxon with

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwithagainst, with, toward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon fāhan →