Where does “pets” come from?
pets (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “pets”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pets”