Where does “VAT” come from?

VAT (English) comes from Middle English vat, from Middle English fat, from Old English fæt, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

VAT (English): Initialism of value added tax; Initialism of...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of value added tax; Initialism of...

Ancestry of “VAT”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvat—
2Middle Englishfatvat, vessel, cask
3Old Englishfætvessel, cup; gold plate
4Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
5Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “VAT”

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