Where does “Fett” come from?

Fett (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle Low German vet, from Old Saxon fētid, 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.

Fett (Pennsylvania German): fat; lard; grease

Definitions

  1. fat; lard; grease

Ancestry of “Fett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvet—
2Old Saxonfētid—
3Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
4Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
5Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →