Where does “vaak” come from?

vaak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vake, from Old Dutch faka, from Old Dutch fak, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

vaak (Dutch): often; frequent, regular; sleepiness

Definitions

  1. often; frequent, regular; sleepiness

Ancestry of “vaak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvakeoften
2Old Dutchfaka—
3Old Dutchfakcompartment
4Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “vaak”

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