Where does “fetching” come from?
Fetching comes from Middle English and Old English -ing, a suffix derived from Old English -ung, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ped-.
fetching (English): Attractive; pleasant to regard; present...
Definitions
- Attractive; pleasant to regard; present...
Ancestry of “fetching”, step by step
fetching traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English fetch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fetch | To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | fecchen | to get and bring back, fetch; to come for, get... |
| 3 | Old English | feċċan | to fetch, bring; to draw |
| 4 | Old English | fetian | to fetch, bring near; to obtain, acquire; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fatōną | to hold; seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Middle English fetchynge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fetchynge | — |