Where does “mehrfach” come from?

mehrfach (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.

mehrfach (German): several, multiple

Definitions

  1. several, multiple

Ancestry of “mehrfach”, 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 “mehrfach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from German -fach →