An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Fang

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Fang.

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2527872An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FangJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Fang, masculine, ‘catch, capture, fang, clutches, haul,’ from Middle High German vanc, masculine, Old High German fang; compare Anglo-Saxon feng, ‘clutch, embrace,’ fang, ‘capture,’ English fang (tooth, claw).