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
- often; frequent, regular; sleepiness
Ancestry of “vaak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | vake | often |
| 2 | Old Dutch | faka | — |
| 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 “vaak”