Where does “Fachwerkhaus” come from?

Fachwerkhaus (German) comes from German Fachwerk, 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.

Fachwerkhaus (German): half-timbered house; timber-framed house traditional style of house common in German-speaking countries

Definitions

  1. half-timbered house; timber-framed house traditional style of house common in German-speaking countries

Ancestry of “Fachwerkhaus”, step by step

Fachwerkhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fachwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFachwerktruss
2Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak—
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via German haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fak →