Where does “vetlaars” come from?

vetlaars (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.

vetlaars (Dutch): boot made of curried leather

Definitions

  1. boot made of curried leather

Ancestry of “vetlaars”, step by step

vetlaars 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 laars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaarsboot
2Middle Dutchleerse—
3Middle Dutchlēder—
4Old Dutchlether—
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →