Etymology

fangle

fan·gle
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Today it means: To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create. Full definition →

Middle English fangelen ← Old English *fangol, *fangel
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fangle · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited from*fangol, *fangel“inclined to take”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfangelen
  3. English todayfangle

From Middle English fangelen (verb), from fangel (“inclined to take”, adjective), from Old English *fangol, *fangel (“inclined to take”), from fōn (“to take, seize”). Compare Old English andfangol (“undertaker, contractor”), Old English underfangelnes (“undertaking, hospitality”), Middle English fangen (“to take, seize, catch”), German fangen (“to catch”). More at fang.

fangle · noun2

Back-formation from newfangled (adjective) as if new + fangle (noun). See newfangle.

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