Where does “platfodet” come from?

platfodet (Danish) comes from Danish platfod, from Danish fod, from Old Norse fótr, 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.

platfodet (Danish): flat-footed, flatfooted

Definitions

  1. flat-footed, flatfooted

Ancestry of “platfodet”, step by step

platfodet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish platfod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishplatfodflatfoot, flat feet
2Danishfodfoot
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Danish ét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishétneuter singular of en
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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