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

Definitions

  1. barrel; keg; cask; vat

Ancestry of “Fät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfet—
2Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
3Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fat →