Where does “bakvet” come from?

bakvet (Dutch) comes from Dutch vet, from Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch fētit, from Proto-West Germanic faitid, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

bakvet (Dutch): frying fat; fat used to fry in

Definitions

  1. frying fat; fat used to fry in

Ancestry of “bakvet”, step by step

bakvet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvetfat; greasy; emphatical, bold
2Middle Dutchvetfat, large; fat; fatty, greasy
3Old Dutchfētit—
4Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
5Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
6Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Dutch bakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakkento bake; to pan-fry
2Middle Dutchbackento bake; to cling
3Old Dutchbakkan—
4Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →