Where does “einfach” come from?

einfach (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.

einfach (German): easy; simple, plain, straightforward; single;...

Definitions

  1. easy; simple, plain, straightforward; single;...

Ancestry of “einfach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-fach-fold
2Middle High Germanvach-fold
3Old High Germanfahwall
4Proto-Germanic*fak—
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “einfach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →