Where does “vat” come from?

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

vat (Dutch): barrel, tank; vessel; grip, both literal and...

Definitions

  1. barrel, tank; vessel; grip, both literal and...

Ancestry of “vat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvatpot, jar, barrel; vat, vessel
2Old Dutchfatvat, vessel
3Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “vat”

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