Where does “fettholdig” come from?

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

fettholdig (Norwegian Bokmål): fatty, containing fat

Definitions

  1. fatty, containing fat

Ancestry of “fettholdig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfettneuter singular of fet; neuter singular of feit;...
2Norwegian Bokmålfetfat; fatty
3Old Norsefeitrfat
4Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →
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