Where does “fata” come from?

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

fata (Old Norse): indefinite genitive plural of fat

Definitions

  1. indefinite genitive plural of fat

Ancestry of “fata”, step by step

fata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic fatōną

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

via Proto-Germanic fatą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “fata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatōną →