Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faką

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pÀǵ- (“to fit, fasten, fix”). Cognate with Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”, verb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.kɑ̃/

Noun

*faką n

An enclosed or defined space; division; compartment; department
Bounded space of time; period; interval

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *faką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faką	*fakō
vocative	*faką	*fakō
accusative	*faką	*fakō
genitive	fakas, fakis	*fakǫ̂
dative	*fakai	*fakamaz
instrumental	*fakō	*fakamiz

Descendants

Old English: fæc, fec
- Middle English: fæc, fec
  - Scots: faik, feck
  - English: fack; (fadge?)
Old Frisian: fak, fek; fāken
- Saterland Frisian: Fäk
- West Frisian: fek; faak, fakentiids
Old Saxon: fac, fak
- Middle Low German: vak; vāken, vākene, vāke
  - Low German: fāke, fāken
Old Dutch: *fak; > faka
- Middle Dutch: vac; vāke
  - Dutch: vak; vaak
Old High German: fah
- Middle High German: vach; gevach
  - German: Fach
    - → Esperanto: fako
    - → Swedish: fach, fack
    - → Danish: fag
      - → Norwegian: fag
      - → Icelandic: fag

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