Where does “benfos” come from?

benfos (Cornish) comes from Westrobothnian -fos, from Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic funsaz, from Proto-Indo-European pn̥tstós, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

benfos (Cornish): footwall

Definitions

  1. footwall

Ancestry of “benfos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnian-fos—
2Old Norsefússwilling
3Proto-Germanicfunsazready, willing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpn̥tstós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pn̥tstós →Every word from Proto-Germanic funsaz →