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