Where does “fata” come from?

fata (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fata, from Proto-Germanic fatōną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fata (Faroese): to understand; to comprehend

Definitions

  1. to understand; to comprehend

Ancestry of “fata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefataindefinite genitive plural of fat
2Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →