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Where does “fatta” come from?

fatta (Icelandic) comes from Danish fatte, from Middle Low German vāten, from Old Dutch faton.

fatta (Icelandic): to get, catch on, take in

Definitions

  1. to get, catch on, take in

Ancestry of “fatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfatte—
2Middle Low Germanvāten—
3Old Dutchfaton—
Every word from Old Dutch faton →