Etymograph

English

fangfully

Punning blend of fang + thankfully.

A blend of fang + thankfully

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

Old English þancfullīċe

Middle English thankfully

English thankfully

Today it means

adv In a fortunate manner involving fangs or vampires.

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

Etymograph / fangfully