Where does “vaatdoek” come from?

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

vaatdoek (Dutch): dishcloth, dishtowel

Definitions

  1. dishcloth, dishtowel

Ancestry of “vaatdoek”, step by step

vaatdoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vaat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaatdishes, washing-up
2Middle Dutchvatedry vats, dry barrels
3Middle Dutchvatpot, jar, barrel; vat, vessel
4Old Dutchfatvat, vessel
5Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
6Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

via Dutch doek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoekcloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,...
2Middle Dutchdoeccloth
3Old Dutchduok—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fat →