Where does “Fäk” come from?

Fäk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fek, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Fäk (Saterland Frisian): compartment; section; subject

Definitions

  1. compartment; section; subject

Ancestry of “Fäk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfek—
2Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
3Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fak →