Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fangą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *fanhaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑŋ.ɡɑ̃/

Noun

*fangą n

1. catch, that which is caught

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *fangą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fangą	*fangō
vocative	*fangą	*fangō
accusative	*fangą	*fangō
genitive	*fangas, *fangis	*fangǫ̂
dative	*fangai	*fangamaz
instrumental	*fangō	*fangamiz

Derived terms

• *fehufangą

Descendants

• Old English: fang m
  • >? Middle English: fang (possibly from Old Norse or reformed from the verb)
    • English: fang
    • Scots: fang
• Old Norse: fang
  • Icelandic: fang
• Gothic: *𐍆𐌰𐌷 (*fāh), 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafāh) (with analogical leveling from 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gafahan))