Where does “fet” come from?

fet (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fet, from Proto-Germanic fetą, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fet (Icelandic): step; a unit of measure equivalent to half an...

Definitions

  1. step; a unit of measure equivalent to half an...

Ancestry of “fet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefetstep
2Proto-Germanicfetąstep; stride; pace; gait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm →