Where does “feten” come from?

feten (Middle English) comes from Old English fetian, from Proto-Germanic fatōną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “feten”, step by step

feten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fetian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfetianto fetch, bring near; to obtain, acquire; to...
2Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Old English fatian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishfatianAlternative form of fetian; to bring near, fetch;...
2Proto-Germanicfetanąto give birth; to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatōną →