Went to get something and brought it back; retrieved or obtained something.
From Old English 'feccan' and Old Frisian origins, meaning 'to fetch or bring.' The past tense 'fetched' has been used in English since medieval times, originally meaning literal retrieval.
The phrase 'that fetches a good price' shows how 'fetch' evolved from just 'bringing back an object' to meaning 'brings in value'—the word expanded as economic thinking did! One simple action word opened up a whole economic meaning.
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