Where does “Fachgeschäft” come from?

Fachgeschäft (German) comes from German geschäft, from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Fachgeschäft (German): specialty store

Definitions

  1. specialty store

Ancestry of “Fachgeschäft”, step by step

Fachgeschäft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geschäft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschäftshop, store
2Germanschaffento create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...
3Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
4Old High Germanscaffan
5Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab-Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skappjan
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