Where does “ifani” come from?

ifani (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans van, from Dutch van, from Middle Dutch van, from Old Dutch fān, from Old Saxon fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

ifani (Xhosa): surname

Definitions

  1. surname

Ancestry of “ifani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansvanof; from; some of
2Dutchvanof; by, of; from
3Middle Dutchvanof; from; out of
4Old Dutchfānoff, from
5Old Saxonfāhanto seize
6Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →
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