Where does “vakkundig” come from?

vakkundig (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.

vakkundig (Dutch): skillful, competent

Definitions

  1. skillful, competent

Ancestry of “vakkundig”, step by step

vakkundig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvakA compartment; A subject, discipline, class,...
2Middle Dutchvac—
3Old Dutchfakcompartment
4Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Dutch kundig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkundigable, capable, adept
2Dutchkundeskill, competency
3Middle Dutchcondefirst/third-person singular past...
4Old Dutchkundi—
5Proto-Germanickundīn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fak →
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