Where does “fetre” come from?

fetre (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch veter, from Middle Dutch veter, from Old Dutch fetera, from Proto-Germanic feterō.

fetre (Sranan Tongo): shoelace, bootlace

Definitions

  1. shoelace, bootlace

Ancestry of “fetre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchveterA lace; A hawser, a chain, a cable; A chain, a...
2Middle Dutchveter—
3Old Dutchfetera—
4Proto-Germanicfeterō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic feterō →Every word from Old Dutch fetera →Every word from Middle Dutch veter →