Where does “fendo” come from?
fendo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fanþijō, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
fendo (Old High German): infantryman; pawn
Ancestry of “fendo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fanþijō | traveller on foot |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |