Where does “Fass” come from?

Fass (German) comes from Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

Fass (German): barrel, keg

Definitions

  1. barrel, keg

Ancestry of “Fass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvaz—
2Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
3Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “Fass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →