Where does “vetmuur” come from?

vetmuur (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.

vetmuur (Dutch): pearlwort (plant of genus Sagina)

Definitions

  1. pearlwort (plant of genus Sagina)

Ancestry of “vetmuur”, step by step

vetmuur 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 muur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuurA wall; A type of fast-food vending machine with...
2Middle Dutchmuurwall
3Old Dutchmūr
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-
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