Definify.com

Definition 2024

fetian

fetian

Old English

Alternative forms

Verb

fetian

  1. to fetch, bring near
  2. to obtain, acquire; to induce, bring on
  3. (with wīf) to marry, fetch a wife

Conjugation

Related terms

Descendants

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną ‎(“to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‎(“foot”). Cognate with Old Frisian fatia ‎(“to fetch”), Old High German fazzōn ‎(“to touch, grasp”) (German fassen), Old Norse fata, feta ‎(“to go, step”) (Icelandic feta). More at foot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfetiɑn/

Similar Results