Where does “feist” come from?

feist (German) comes from Middle High German veizet, from Old High German feizzit, 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.

feist (German): fat; second-person singular present of feien

Definitions

  1. fat; second-person singular present of feien

Ancestry of “feist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanveizet—
2Old High Germanfeizzit—
3Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
4Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
5Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →
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