Where does “Foß” come from?

Foß (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German fuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Foß (Central Franconian): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “Foß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfuoȥ—
2Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
3Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →