Where does “vaatwasser” come from?

vaatwasser (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.

vaatwasser (Dutch): dishwasher

Definitions

  1. dishwasher

Ancestry of “vaatwasser”, step by step

vaatwasser 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 wasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwasserA washer, someone who washes
2Middle Dutchwasscher—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fat →