Etymology

infang

I1N1F4A1N1G2

Today it means: To draw or take in; haul in. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

infang · verb1

From in- + fang (“to catch, take, receive”). Compare Middle English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to receive, accept, welcome").

infang · noun2

Shortened from infangthief.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.