Where does “Schweinefett” come from?
Schweinefett (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.
Schweinefett (German): lard
Definitions
- lard
Ancestry of “Schweinefett”, step by step
Schweinefett 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 schwein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwein | swine, pig |
| 2 | Middle High German | swin | swine, pig |
| 3 | Old High German | swīn | swine, pig |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swīn | pig, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |