Where does “moddervet” come from?

moddervet (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.

moddervet (Dutch): very fat, extremely obese; extremely fat; very...

Definitions

  1. very fat, extremely obese; extremely fat; very...

Ancestry of “moddervet”, step by step

moddervet 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 modder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoddermud
2Middle Dutchmodderfilth, dregs
3Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
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