Where does “afit” come from?

afit (Scots) comes from Scots fit, from Northern Middle English fut, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

afit (Scots): afoot, on foot

Definitions

  1. afoot, on foot

Ancestry of “afit”, step by step

afit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots fit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsfitfoot; lower end; to foot
2Northern Middle Englishfut—
3Old Englishfōtfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Scots a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsaa, an; Alternative form of a'
2Middle EnglishA—
3Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
4Old EnglishiċI
5Proto-West GermanicikI
6Proto-Germanic*ek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →