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Where does “fadøl” come from?

fadøl (Danish) comes from Danish fad, from French fade, from Vulgar Latin fatidus, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

fadøl (Danish): draught; a glass of draught

Definitions

  1. draught; a glass of draught

Ancestry of “fadøl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfadinsipid, bland, slightly nauseating; flat,...
2Frenchfadetasteless, insipid; boring; lukewarm; share of...
3Vulgar Latinfatidus—
4Latinfatuusfoolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...
5Latinfātus—
6Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
7Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
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