Where does “Fächer” come from?

Fächer (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Fach, 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.

Fächer (Luxembourgish): plural of Fach

Definitions

  1. plural of Fach

Ancestry of “Fächer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFachcompartment; pigeonhole, shelf; subject, field,...
2GermanFachcompartment; drawer; subject
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak—
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fak →