Where does “faten” come from?

faten (Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic fatōną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

faten (Low German): to grasp

Definitions

  1. to grasp

Ancestry of “faten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-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-Germanic fatōną →
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