Where does “einfachheitshalber” come from?

einfachheitshalber (German) comes from German Einfachheit, from German einfach, 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.

einfachheitshalber (German): for convenience, conveniently

Definitions

  1. for convenience, conveniently

Ancestry of “einfachheitshalber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinfachheitsimplicity
2Germaneinfacheasy; simple, plain, straightforward; single;...
3German-fach-fold
4Middle High Germanvach-fold
5Old High Germanfahwall
6Proto-Germanic*fak—
7Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from German -fach →
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