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
Ancestry of “vach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fah | wall |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *fak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
Words derived from “vach”