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

Definitions

  1. infantryman; pawn

Ancestry of “fendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfanþijōtraveller on foot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fanþijō →
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