Where does “Tintenfass” come from?

Tintenfass (German) comes from German fass, 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.

Tintenfass (German): inkpot, inkwell

Definitions

  1. inkpot, inkwell

Ancestry of “Tintenfass”, step by step

Tintenfass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasscatch, snatch
2Middle High Germanvaz—
3Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

via German Tinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTinteink
2Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “Tintenfass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fat →