Etymograph

English

fangish

From fang + -ish.

Formed from fang + -ish

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 Resembling, characteristic of, or in possession of fangs.

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

Etymograph / fangish