Where does “fackpamp” come from?

fackpamp (Swedish) comes from Swedish fack, 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.

fackpamp (Swedish): a person (with autocratic tendencies) that holds a powerful position within a trade union

Definitions

  1. a person (with autocratic tendencies) that holds a powerful position within a trade union

Ancestry of “fackpamp”, step by step

fackpamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfacka compartment, a box, a slot; a trade, a...
2Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via English pamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpampTo pamper
2Middle Englishpampen
3Middle Low Germanpampento stuff oneself; to pamper oneself, live...
4Old Saxonpampōn
5Proto-Germanicpampōną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-
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