Where does “suet” come from?

suet (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman suet, from Old French seü, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

suet (Middle English): Alternative form of sute

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sute

Ancestry of “suet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansuet—
2Old FrenchseüAlternative form of seu
3Latinsēbumtallow, grease
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “suet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →Every word from Old French seü →