Where does “vak” come from?

vak (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vak, from Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch fak, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

vak (Afrikaans): subject

Definitions

subject

Ancestry of “vak”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	vak	A compartment; A subject, discipline, class,...
2	Middle Dutch	vac	—
3	Old Dutch	fak	compartment
4	Proto-West Germanic	fak	division, compartment; period, interval
5	Proto-Germanic	faką	An enclosed or defined space; division;...
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-	to attach

Words derived from “vak”

vakman
vakmanschap

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fak →