Where does “fat arrow” come from?

fat arrow (English) comes from English fat, from French fat, from Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

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Ancestry of “fat arrow”, step by step

fat arrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfatCarrying more fat than usual on one's body;...
2Frenchfatconceited
3Old Occitanfat
4Latinfatuusfoolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...
5Latinfātusspoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc
6Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
7Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

via English arrow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharrowA projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a...
2Middle EnglishārweAn arrow projectile weapon shot from a bow
3Old Englisharwearrow
4Proto-West Germanic*arhuarrow
5Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Italic fāōrEvery word from Latin for