Where does “vatable” come from?

vatable (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.

vatable (English): On which VAT must be paid

Definitions

  1. On which VAT must be paid

Ancestry of “vatable”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →