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Where does “fatian” come from?

fatian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fetaną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fatian (Old English): Alternative form of fetian; to bring near, fetch;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fetian; to bring near, fetch;...

Ancestry of “fatian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfetanąto give birth; to fall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fatian”

  • fetch
  • fetching
  • prefetch
  • fetchingly
  • fetcheth
  • prefetcher
  • fetchest
  • unfetching
  • fetchable
  • prefetchable
  • fetchingness
  • farfetch
  • fet
  • fetten
  • fecchen
  • feten
  • feċċan
  • fæċċan
  • feccean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →