Where does “cheesevat” come from?

cheesevat (English) comes from English VAT, 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.

cheesevat (English): A vat in which cheese is made

Definitions

  1. A vat in which cheese is made

Ancestry of “cheesevat”, step by step

cheesevat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English VAT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVATInitialism of value added tax; Initialism of...
2Middle Englishvat
3Middle Englishfatvat, vessel, cask
4Old Englishfætvessel, cup; gold plate
5Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
6Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via English cheese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
3Middle Englishchesy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-
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