Where does “Bauchfett” come from?

Bauchfett (German) comes from German fett, from Middle Low German vet, from Old Saxon fētid, from Proto-West Germanic faitid, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Bauchfett (German): belly fat

Definitions

  1. belly fat

Ancestry of “Bauchfett”, step by step

Bauchfett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfettfat; rich, containing a lot of fat; bold
2Middle Low Germanvet—
3Old Saxonfētid—
4Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
5Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
6Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via German Bauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBauchabdomen, belly
2Middle High Germanbūchbelly
3Old High Germanbūhbelly
4Proto-West Germanic*būk—
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
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