Where does “vet” come from?

vet (Dutch) comes 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.

vet (Dutch): fat; greasy; emphatical, bold

Definitions

  1. fat; greasy; emphatical, bold

Ancestry of “vet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvetfat, large; fat; fatty, greasy
2Old Dutchfētit—
3Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
4Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
5Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “vet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →