Where does “wintervacht” come from?

wintervacht (Dutch) comes from Dutch vacht, from Middle Dutch vacht, from Old Dutch faht, from Proto-Germanic fahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European péḱtis, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

wintervacht (Dutch): winter coat

Definitions

  1. winter coat

Ancestry of “wintervacht”, step by step

wintervacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvachtfur; pelt
2Middle Dutchvacht—
3Old Dutchfaht—
4Proto-Germanicfahtizwool; fleece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Dutch winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinterwinter
2Middle Dutchwinterwinter
3Old Dutchwinterwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahtiz →