Where does “Fachbegriff” come from?

Fachbegriff (German) comes 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.

Fachbegriff (German): technical term

Definitions

  1. technical term

Ancestry of “Fachbegriff”, step by step

Fachbegriff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
2Middle High Germanvach-fold
3Old High Germanfahwall
4Proto-Germanic*fak—
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via German Begriff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBegriffterm, word; idea, conception, perception,...
2Middle High Germanbegrifregion, area
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →
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