Where does “feter” come from?
feter (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic feturaz, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
feter (Old English): a fetter
Ancestry of “feter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | feturaz | fetter |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “feter”