Where does “fit” come from?

fit (Scots) comes 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.

fit (Scots): foot; lower end; to foot

Definitions

  1. foot; lower end; to foot

Ancestry of “fit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds