Where does “шалсфинга” come from?

шалсфинга (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German fangen, 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.

Definitions

Ancestry of “шалсфинга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfangento catch; to catch; to capture; to improve in...
2Middle High Germanvāhento catch
3Old High Germanfāhan—
4Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
5Proto-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 →