Where does “vakgebied” come from?
vakgebied (Dutch) comes from Dutch vak, from Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch fak, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
vakgebied (Dutch): field, specialism, domain
Definitions
- field, specialism, domain
Ancestry of “vakgebied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vak | A compartment; A subject, discipline, class,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vac | — |
| 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 |