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Where does “vezzel” come from?

vezzel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fezzil, from Proto-Germanic fatilaz, from Proto-Germanic fatōną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “vezzel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfezzilfetter
2Proto-Germanicfatilaz—
3Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “vezzel”

  • Fessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →