vaen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to catch, to capture
- to seize, to grab
- to catch, to intercept (something in the air)
- to imprison
- to conquer (of a city)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch fān inherited from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (take, capture, catch, seize).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fanhaną
Gloss
take, capture, catch, seize
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *fangą Proto-Germanic
- *fanhaną Proto-Germanic
- fon Old English
- fá Old Norse
- vâen Middle Dutch
- fāhan Old High German
- vāhen Middle High German
- 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *fą̄han gmw-pro
- anafan Old Dutch
- antfan Old Dutch
- bifan Old Dutch
- fān Old Dutch
- fangen Middle Low German
- untfangen Middle Low German
- bangan Cimbrian
- fahan Old Saxon
- fā Old Frisian
- fu North Frisian
- füünj North Frisian