Where does “fait” come from?

fait (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

fait (Proto-West Germanic): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “fait”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fait”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →