Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faką

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Noun

*faką n

  1. An enclosed or defined space; division; compartment; department
  2. 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

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fak
    • Old English: fæc, fec
    • Old Frisian: fak, fek
      • Saterland Frisian: Fäk
      • West Frisian: fek
    • Old Saxon: fac, fak
      • Middle Low German: vak
        • German Low German: Fack
        • Danish: fag
          • Icelandic: fag
        • Norwegian:
          • Norwegian Bokmål: fag
          • Norwegian Nynorsk: fag
        • Swedish: fack
    • Old Dutch: *fak
      • Middle Dutch: vac
    • Old High German: fah