Where does “vat” come from?

vat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vat, from Middle Dutch vat, from Old Dutch fat, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

vat (Afrikaans): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “vat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvatbarrel, tank; vessel; grip, both literal and...
2Middle Dutchvatpot, jar, barrel; vat, vessel
3Old Dutchfatvat, vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “vat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →