Where does “Einfachheit” come from?

Einfachheit (German) comes from German einfach, from German -fach, 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.

Einfachheit (German): simplicity

Definitions

  1. simplicity

Ancestry of “Einfachheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinfacheasy; simple, plain, straightforward; single;...
2German-fach-fold
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak—
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “Einfachheit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from German -fach →