Where does “fattelig” come from?

fattelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish fatte, from Middle Low German vāten, from Old Dutch faton.

Ancestry of “fattelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfatteto understand or grasp the true meaning or significance of something
2Middle Low Germanvāten
3Old Dutchfaton

Words derived from “fattelig

Every word from Old Dutch fatonEvery word from Middle Low German vātenEvery word from Danish fatte