Where does “melkefett” come from?

melkefett (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.

melkefett (Norwegian Bokmål): milk fat, butterfat

Definitions

  1. milk fat, butterfat

Ancestry of “melkefett”, step by step

melkefett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fett

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

via Norwegian Bokmål melk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmelkmilk; A juice from plants that looks like milk;...
2Danishmælkmilk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →