Where does “fachowy” come from?

fachowy (Polish) 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.

fachowy (Polish): professional

Definitions

  1. professional

Ancestry of “fachowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-fach-fold
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 “fachowy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from German -fach →