English
fanger
Fanger comes from Middle English fongen ‘to grasp or seize’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fanhaną‘to take, to seize’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fōn‘to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make prisoner, receive, accept, assume, undertake’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fongen‘to grasp or seize’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fanger
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fanhaną‘to take, to seize’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fōn‘to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make prisoner, receive, accept, assume, undertake’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fongen‘to grasp or seize’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fanger
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from fang ‘to catch’ + -er
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- ‘secure, attach, strengthen’
peace, fair, pace, pact, repay, pax, pacifist, fay, pacifism, pogue, 8 more
through Proto-Germanic *fanhaną ‘to take, to seize’
through Old English fōn ‘to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make…’
Today it means
noun A receiver.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *fanhaną / fanger