Where does “fjätter” come from?

fjätter (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fiætur, from Old Norse fjǫturr, from Proto-Germanic feturaz, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fjätter (Swedish): a fetter, a shackle

Definitions

  1. a fetter, a shackle

Ancestry of “fjätter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfiæturfetter
2Old Norsefjǫturrfetter
3Proto-Germanicfeturazfetter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feturaz →