Where does “-fach” come from?

-fach (German) comes from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

-fach (German): -fold

Definitions

  1. -fold

Ancestry of “-fach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvach-fold
2Old High Germanfahwall
3Proto-Germanic*fak—
4Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “-fach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →