Where does “Fettarsch” come from?

Fettarsch (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.

Fettarsch (German): fat-ass, lard-ass

Definitions

  1. fat-ass, lard-ass

Ancestry of “Fettarsch”, step by step

Fettarsch 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 Arsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArscharse, posterior, buttocks; arse
2Middle High Germanars—
3Old High Germanarsanus
4Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
5Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →