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Where does “feitr” come from?

feitr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

feitr (Old Norse): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “feitr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “feitr”

  • fet
  • dyrefett
  • fett
  • fettsuging
  • feitt
  • fettstoff
  • fettholdig
  • feit
  • smørefett
  • fettsyre
  • fedme
  • fettinnhold
  • fet
  • feitt
  • feit
  • feittinnhald
  • fedme
  • fed
  • feitur
  • feitur
  • feitt
  • feittutur
  • feter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →