Where does “vak” come from?

vak (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fac, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “vak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfac—
2Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
3Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “vak”

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