Where does “fettstoff” come from?
fettstoff (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.
fettstoff (Norwegian Bokmål): a fat
Ancestry of “fettstoff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fett | neuter singular of fet; neuter singular of feit;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fet | fat; fatty |
| 3 | Old Norse | feitr | fat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | faitaz | fat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | poyH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |