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
- fat; second-person singular present of feien
Ancestry of “feist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | veizet | — |
| 2 | Old High German | feizzit | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | faitid | fattened, made fat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fait | fat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faitaz | fat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | poyH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |