Proto-Germanic

*fanhaną

‘to take, to seize’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, most familiar first.

• fang ← *fangtooth ← fengtōþ ← fōn ← *fą̄han
• gaffe ← gaf ← 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 ← 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽
• vang ← vangen ← fōn
• fanger ← fongen ← fōn
• befang ← befon ← befōn ← fōn ← *fą̄han

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *fanhaną