Where does “Fick” come from?

Fick (Low German) comes from Middle Low German vak, from Old Saxon fac, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Fick (Low German): A pocket

Definitions

  1. A pocket

Ancestry of “Fick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvak—
2Old Saxonfac—
3Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
4Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fak →