English
fet
Fet comes from Old English fetian ‘to bring, fetch’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘foot’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fatōną‘to fetch’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fatōnreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fetian‘to bring, fetch’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fetten
- Englishearliest quotation 1596fet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fatōną‘to fetch’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fatōnreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fetian‘to bring, fetch’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fetten
- Englishearliest quotation 1596fet
Earliest quotation: 1596, Edmund Spenser, Book V, Canto III: “And from the other fiftie soone the prisoner fet”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘foot’
foot, pilot, pie, feet, expedition, pioneer, pedestrian, pedal, podium, impeachment, pawn, pew, pedigree, impede, pug, expedite, impediment, pes, baht, ped, centipede, pedicure, peon, puy, petiole, pada, pedicel, pedicle, poy, tripos, biped, pedometer, quadruped, fetter, 50 more
through Proto-West Germanic *fatōn
Today it means
verb To fetch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / fet