Where does “fack” come from?
fack (English) comes from Middle English fak, from Old English fæc, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
fack (English): One of the four stomachs of a ruminating animal;...
Definitions
- One of the four stomachs of a ruminating animal;...
Ancestry of “fack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fak | — |
| 2 | Old English | fæc | a division, space; a portion, period, or space of... |
| 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 |