Where does “fachman” come from?

fachman (Czech) comes from German Fachmann, from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

fachman (Czech): expert

Definitions

  1. expert

Ancestry of “fachman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFachmannexpert, specialist, professional
2Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak—
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →
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