Where does “fettsüchtig” come from?

fettsüchtig (German) comes from German Fettsucht, 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- — fat, milk.

fettsüchtig (German): obese

Definitions

  1. obese

Ancestry of “fettsüchtig”, step by step

fettsüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fettsucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFettsuchtobesity, adiposity
2Germanfettfat; rich, containing a lot of fat; bold
3Middle Low Germanvet—
4Old Saxonfētid—
5Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
6Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
7Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via German ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanig-y
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →