Where does “fæt” come from?

fæt (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

fæt (Old English): vessel, cup; gold plate

Definitions

  1. vessel, cup; gold plate

Ancestry of “fæt”, step by step

fæt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic fait

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
2Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Proto-Germanic fatą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “fæt”

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