Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “frysfack” come from?

frysfack (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.

frysfack (Swedish): a freezing compartment; a rented slot in a...

Definitions

  1. a freezing compartment; a rented slot in a...

Ancestry of “frysfack”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →