Where does “Fachbereich” come from?

Fachbereich (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.

Fachbereich (German): faculty (of a university etc.)

Definitions

  1. faculty (of a university etc.)

Ancestry of “Fachbereich”, step by step

Fachbereich 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 Bereich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBereicharea, realm, range, scope; course of study or...
2Germanbereichento extend; to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fak →
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