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

vakgebied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vak

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Dutch gebied

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	gebied	area, region; domain, subject area; order,...
2	Middle Dutch	gebiet	—

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