Where does “feitur” come from?

feitur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

feitur (Faroese): fat; bold; phat, cool

Definitions

  1. fat; bold; phat, cool

Ancestry of “feitur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeitrfat
2Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “feitur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →