English
fangful
From fang + -ful (“possessing”).
Formed from fang + -ful ‘possessing’
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
Today it means
adj Having sharp or menacing fangs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fangful