Where does “Fettgewebe” come from?
Fettgewebe (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.
Fettgewebe (German): adipose tissue
Definitions
- adipose tissue
Ancestry of “Fettgewebe”, step by step
Fettgewebe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fett | fat; rich, containing a lot of fat; bold |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vet | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fētid | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | faitid | fattened, made fat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fait | fat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faitaz | fat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | poyH- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via German Gewebe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gewebe | fabric (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire mesh) |
| 2 | German | weben | to weave; to intertwine |
| 3 | Middle High German | weben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | weban | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |