Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fetą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, from *ped-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸe.tɑ̃/

Noun

*fetą n

1. step; stride; pace; gait

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *fetą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fetą	*fetō
vocative	*fetą	*fetō
accusative	*fetą	*fetō
genitive	*fetas, *fitis	*fetǫ̂
dative	*fetai	*fetamaz
instrumental	*fetō	*fetamiz

Related terms

• *fetaną
• *feturaz
• *fōts

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fet
  • Old English: *fæt
    • ⇒ Old English: fæthengest
    • ⇒ Old English: sīþfæt
• Old Norse: fet, *fjat
  • Icelandic: fet
  • Faroese: fet n, feti m
  • Norwegian: fet
  • Old Swedish: fiæt, fæt
    • Swedish: fjät
  • Old Danish: fiat
    • Middle Danish: fieth, fiæth
      • Danish: fjed