Where does “kruitvat” come from?

kruitvat (Dutch) 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.

kruitvat (Dutch): powder barrel

Definitions

  1. powder barrel

Ancestry of “kruitvat”, step by step

kruitvat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vat

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

via Dutch kruit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruitgunpowder
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →