fetten.
to grease, smear with fat
Meaning & usage
to grease, smear with fat
to be greasy (e.g., of hair)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vetten, fetten (“to make fat”), partially from Old High German fatōn (“to nourish, feed, make fat”), from Proto-West Germanic *fadōn (“to nourish, feed, graze”), partially equivalent to Fett + -en. Cognate with German Low German fetten (“to smear”), Old English fadian (“to lead, guide, arrange”).
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