Fatness
/ˈfæt.nəs/noun
The state or condition of being fat; corpulence.
Did you know?Fatness is built on the same old Germanic root behind words meaning “to make fat, enrich, or fill,” showing how English once linked bodily fullness with abundance and power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂-
“to feed, protect, tend”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fatta-
“fat, full, dense”
Old English
English
fætnes
“fatness, corpulence”
Middle English
English
fatnesse
“state of being fat; abundance”
Modern English
English
fatness
“the condition of being fat”