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): compartment; drawer; subject

Definitions

  1. compartment; drawer; subject

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- →
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