Where does “fungerlagh” come from?
fungerlagh (Yola) comes from Middle English fonger, from Middle English fongen, from Old English fōn, from Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
fungerlagh (Yola): An old cow
Definitions
- An old cow
Ancestry of “fungerlagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fonger | fanger |
| 2 | Middle English | fongen | to grasp or seize |
| 3 | Old English | fōn | to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make... |
| 4 | Old Norse | fanga | to fetch, capture |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |