Where does “fanþ-” come from?

fanþ- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

Ancestry of “fanþ-”, step by step

fanþ- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpónteh₁spath, road
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Proto-Indo-European pónth₁s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpónth₁s—

Words derived from “fanþ-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s →