English

fangaroo

Blend of fang + kangaroo.

Proto-Germanic *fanhaną ‘to take, to seize’

Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han ‘to take, to seize’

Old English fōn ‘to catch, take, seize’

Old English fengtōþ ‘molar tooth’

Middle English *fangtooth

English fang

Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru ‘eastern grey kangaroo’

Today it means

noun An extinct fanged kangaroo, Balbaroo fangaroo.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fangaroo