English underfang

← Old English underfōn (inherited)

← German unterfangen (cognate)

← English under (prefix)

← English fang (prefix)

← Middle English underfangen (inherited)

← Middle English underfongen (mention)

← Middle English undervongen (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *under (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (mention)

← Dutch ondervangen (cognate)