Where does “vak” come from?

vak (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): A compartment; A subject, discipline, class,...

Definitions

  1. A compartment; A subject, discipline, class,...

Ancestry of “vak”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →