Where does “fæc” come from?
fæc (Middle English) comes from Old English fæc, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
fæc (Middle English): space, compartment
Ancestry of “fæc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fæc | a division, space; a portion, period, or space of... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fak | division, compartment; period, interval |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |