Where does “fatberg” come from?

fatberg (English) comes from English Berg, from English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą — ice, frost.

fatberg (English): A large accumulation of fat and discarded...

Definitions

  1. A large accumulation of fat and discarded...

Ancestry of “fatberg”, step by step

fatberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBergA place name, notably of
2EnglishicebergThe seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of...
3Dutchijsbergiceberg
4Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
5Middle Dutchijsice
6Old Dutchīs
7Proto-West Germanicīsice
8Proto-Germanicīsąice
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic īs
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