Where does “alfetum” come from?

alfetum (Latin) comes from Old English alfæt, from Old English fæt, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Ancestry of “alfetum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishalfæta cooking vessel, cooking pot; cauldron
2Old Englishfætvessel, cup; gold plate
3Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
4Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “alfetum”

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