Where does “feitt” come from?

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

feitt (Norwegian Bokmål): neuter singular of feit

Definitions

  1. neuter singular of feit

Ancestry of “feitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfeitalternative form of fet
2Old Norsefeitrfat
3Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →