Where does “meolcfæt” come from?

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

meolcfæt (Old English): container for holding milk

Definitions

  1. container for holding milk

Ancestry of “meolcfæt”, step by step

meolcfæt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fæt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfætvessel, cup; gold plate
2Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
3Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Old English meolc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmeolcmilk
2Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →