Where does “fet” come from?

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

fet (Norwegian Bokmål): fat; fatty

Definitions

  1. fat; fatty

Ancestry of “fet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fet”

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