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Where does “fet” come from?

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

fet (Old Norse): step

Definitions

  1. step

Ancestry of “fet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfetąstep; stride; pace; gait
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fet”

  • fet
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