Where does “fetterer” come from?

fetterer (English) comes from English fetter, from Old English feter, from Proto-Germanic feturaz, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fetterer (English): One who fetters

Definitions

  1. One who fetters

Ancestry of “fetterer”, step by step

fetterer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfetterA chain or similar object used to bind a person...
2Old Englishfetera fetter
3Proto-Germanicfeturazfetter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Germanic feturaz