Where does “fet” come from?

fet (Chuukese) comes from Chuukese föri, from Swedish färja, from Old Swedish færia, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fet (Chuukese): what is someone doing?

Definitions

  1. what is someone doing?

Ancestry of “fet”, step by step

fet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chuukese föri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuukeseförito make
2Swedishfärjaa ferry; to ferry, to transport by ferry
3Old Swedishfæriaferry
4Old Norseferjaferry; to ferry
5Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
6Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Chuukese met

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuukesemetwhat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną →