*fanhaną

Runic: ᚠᚨᚾᚺᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑ̃ː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7c

Meanings

to take, to seize
to capture, to catch

Etymology

There are two prevailing theories for this etymology. One is from Early Proto-Germanic *ph2n(é)ḱ-e/o-, from Proto-Indo-European *ph2-n (é)-ḱ- ~ *ph2-n̥-ḱ-, a nasal-infix present of root *peh2ḱ- (‘to join, attach; agreement, settlement’) (Rix et al. 2001). This would mean it is related to *fōgijaną (‘to fit or join together’). Another theory is Kroonen’s (2013) univerbation theory of Proto-Indo-European *h2pó (‘; off, away’’) + *h2n(e)ḱ- (‘to reach, attain’), yielding Early Proto-Germanic *pon(e)k-e/o- (compare the formation of *fanē (‘from’) from *h2pó). In this case, it would be related to *bringaną (‘to bring’). Related to *fangōną (‘to catch, capture’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	fanhō	fanhaų	–
2nd singular	fanhizi	fanhaiz	fanh
3rd singular	fanhidi	fanhai	fanhadau
1st dual	fanhōz	fanhaiw	–
2nd dual	fanhadiz	fanhaidiz	fanhadiz
1st plural	fanhamaz	fanhaim	–
2nd plural	fanhid	fanhaid	fanhid
3rd plural	fanhandi	fanhain	fanhandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	fanhai	–
2nd singular	fanhazai	fanhaizau
3rd singular	fanhadai	fanhaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	fanhandai	fanhaindau
2nd plural	fanhandai	fanhaindau
3rd plural	fanhandai	fanhaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	fefanh	fefangį̄
2nd singular	fefanht	fefangīz
3rd singular	fefanh	fefangī
1st dual	fefangū	fefangīw
2nd dual	fefangudiz	fefangīdiz
1st plural	fefangum	fefangīm
2nd plural	fefangud	fefangīd
3rd plural	fefangun	fefangīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
fanhaną	fanhandz	fanganaz

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Descendants

*fą̄han (Proto-West Germanic)
- fān (Old Dutch)
  - vâen (Middle Dutch)
    - vange (Limburgish)
*fą̄han (Proto-West Germanic)
- fān (Old Dutch)
  - vâen (Middle Dutch)
    - vangen (Dutch)
      - vang (Afrikaans)
*fą̄han (Proto-West Germanic)
- fōn (Old English)
  - fon, fangen (Middle English)
    - fang (English)
    - fang (Scots)
*fą̄han (Proto-West Germanic)
- fā (Old Frisian)
  - fange (Saterland Frisian)
  - fange (West Frisian)
*fą̄han (Proto-West Germanic)
- fāhan (Old High German)
  - vāhen, vān (Middle High German)
    - faa, faahe (Alemannic German)
    - fangen, fahen (German)
    - fänken (Luxembourgish)
*fą̄han (Proto-West Germanic)
- fāhan (Old High German)
  - vāhen, vān (Middle High German)
    - fångan, fånga (Bavarian)
*fą̄han (Proto-West Germanic)
- fāhan (Old Saxon)
  - fangen (Low German)
ᚠᛅᚦᛁ (faþi), fá (Old Norse)
- fáa, fá (Faroese)
- fá (Icelandic)
- få (Norwegian)
ᚠᛅᚦᛁ (faþi), fá (Old Norse)
- fā (Old Danish)
  - få (Danish)
ᚠᛅᚦᛁ (faþi), fá (Old Norse)
- fā (Old Swedish)
  - få (Swedish)
𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan) (Gothic)

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