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Where does “*fak” come from?

*fak (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “*fak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →