Where does “fange” come from?

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

fange (Pennsylvania German): to catch, to seize

Definitions

  1. to catch, to seize

Ancestry of “fange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvāhento catch
2Old High Germanfāhan—
3Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old High German fāhan →