Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fetaną

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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *pid- (to give birth). Cognate with Old Irish idu (labour pains).

Verb edit

*fetaną

  1. to give birth
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Descendants edit
  • Old English: fetan
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fitan)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ped- (to walk, stumble, fall). Cognate with Russian па́дать (pádatʹ, to fall, drop, decrease, decline).

Verb edit

*fetaną

  1. to fall
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