Where does “feit” come from?

feit (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

feit (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of fet

Definitions

  1. alternative form of fet

Ancestry of “feit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeitrfat
2Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “feit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →