Where does “vach” come from?

vach (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

vach (Middle High German): -fold

Definitions

  1. -fold

Ancestry of “vach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfahwall
2Proto-Germanic*fak—
3Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “vach”

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