Where does “vet” come from?

vet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fētit, 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.

vet (Middle Dutch): fat, large; fat; fatty, greasy

Definitions

  1. fat, large; fat; fatty, greasy

Ancestry of “vet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfētit—
2Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
3Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
4Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “vet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →