Where does “fack” come from?

fack (Swedish) 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.

fack (Swedish): a compartment, a box, a slot; a trade, a...

Definitions

  1. a compartment, a box, a slot; a trade, a...

Ancestry of “fack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
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 “fack”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →
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