Where does “Fach” come from?

Fach (Luxembourgish) 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.

Fach (Luxembourgish): compartment; pigeonhole, shelf; subject, field,...

Definitions

  1. compartment; pigeonhole, shelf; subject, field,...

Ancestry of “Fach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFachcompartment; drawer; subject
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 “Fach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fak →