Where does “Fät” come from?
Fät (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fet, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.
Fät (Saterland Frisian): barrel; keg; cask; vat
Ancestry of “Fät”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | fet | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fat | vessel, container |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fatą | vessel, container |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pod- | vessel, container |