Where does “Fatt” come from?
Fatt (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vat, from Old Saxon fat, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.
Fatt (German Low German): A vessel; tub; vat
Ancestry of “Fatt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vat | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | fat | vessel, cup |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fat | vessel, container |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fatą | vessel, container |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pod- | vessel, container |