Where does “ποδοστράβη” come from?

ποδοστράβη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ποδοστράβη (Ancient Greek): snare, gin, trap

Definitions

  1. snare, gin, trap

Ancestry of “ποδοστράβη”, step by step

ποδοστράβη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πούς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Ancient Greek στραβός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →