Where does “alfet” come from?

alfet (English) comes from Latin alfetum, from Old English alfæt, 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.

alfet (English): A cauldron of boiling water into which an accused...

Definitions

  1. A cauldron of boiling water into which an accused...

Ancestry of “alfet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalfetum—
2Old Englishalfæta cooking vessel, cooking pot; cauldron
3Old Englishfætvessel, cup; gold plate
4Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
5Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →
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