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Where does “faitijaną” come from?

faitijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

faitijaną (Proto-Germanic): to fatten, to make fat, plump up

Definitions

  1. to fatten, to make fat, plump up

Ancestry of “faitijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “faitijaną”

  • fat
  • fatty
  • vat
  • fattening
  • fatten
  • nonfat
  • butterfat
  • fathead
  • phat
  • fatback
  • fatly
  • fibrofatty
  • fattish
  • milkfat
  • overfat
  • fatling
  • marrowfat
  • bodyfat
  • backfat
  • antifat
  • fatlike
  • fattiness
  • fatheaded
  • fatless
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