Where does “foten” come from?

foten (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German vāten, from Old Dutch faton.

foten (Plautdietsch): to grasp

Definitions

  1. to grasp

Ancestry of “foten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvāten—
2Old Dutchfaton—
Every word from Old Dutch faton →Every word from Middle Low German vāten →
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