Where does “Fuß” come from?

Fuß (Central Franconian) comes 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.

Fuß (Central Franconian): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “Fuß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
2Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-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 →