FANG - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
Categories: Bantu, Bantoid language
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs
Categories: Extremity, Appendage, Member
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
Categories: Canine, Canine tooth, Eyetooth, Eye tooth, Dogtooth, Cuspid
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
Categories: Tooth
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fang" comes from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ-. It started in Proto-Germanic *fangą. Then it appeared in Old English fang. Later, people used it in Middle English fang. After that, it was Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ-. Over time, it became Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Finally, it reached Old Norse fanga. It started in Old English fōn. Then it appeared in Middle English fangen. Later, people used it in Old English fængtōþ. After that, it was Middle English *fangtooth. Many other languages have similar words:.
- German: Fangzahn
- Dutch: vangtand
- West Frisian: fange
- Dutch: vangen
- German: fangen
- Danish: fange
- Albanian: peng
- Sanskrit: पाशयति
- Scots: fang
- Dutch: vang
- Low German: fangst
- German: Fang
- Swedish: fång
- Icelandic: fang
- Latin: pangere
- Albanian: mpij
- Ancient Greek: πήγνυμι
- Sanskrit: पाशयति
🔗 Related Words
fangtooth – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.