Where does “oferfætt” come from?

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

oferfætt (Old English): obese

Definitions

  1. obese

Ancestry of “oferfætt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfǣttfatted, fat
2Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
3Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
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 →