Where does “vèt” come from?

vèt (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch vet, from Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch fētit, 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.

vèt (Papiamentu): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “vèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvetfat; greasy; emphatical, bold
2Middle Dutchvetfat, large; fat; fatty, greasy
3Old Dutchfētit—
4Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
5Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
6Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →