Where does “futé” come from?

futé (French) comes from Middle French futer, from German futter, from Middle High German vuoter, from Old High German fuotar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

futé (French): wily, cunning, crafty

Definitions

  1. wily, cunning, crafty

Ancestry of “futé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfuter—
2Germanfutterinflection of futtern: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanvuoter—
4Old High Germanfuotarfodder; sheath, scabbard
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →