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Where does “fetian” come from?

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

fetian (Old English): to fetch, bring near; to obtain, acquire; to...

Definitions

  1. to fetch, bring near; to obtain, acquire; to...

Ancestry of “fetian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fetian”

  • fetch
  • fetching
  • prefetch
  • fetchingly
  • fetcheth
  • prefetcher
  • fetchest
  • unfetching
  • fetchable
  • prefetchable
  • fetchingness
  • farfetch
  • fet
  • fetten
  • fecchen
  • feten
  • feċċan
  • fæċċan
  • feccean
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