Where does “muurganzenvoet” come from?
muurganzenvoet (Dutch) comes from Dutch ganzenvoet, from Dutch voet, from Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
muurganzenvoet (Dutch): nettle-leaved goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum murale)
Definitions
- nettle-leaved goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum murale)
Ancestry of “muurganzenvoet”, step by step
muurganzenvoet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ganzenvoet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ganzenvoet | goosefoot, plant of genus Chenopodium, or more broadly any plant of the Chenopodioideae |
| 2 | Dutch | voet | foot; Dutch foot; imperial foot |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | voet | foot; paw; foot, bottom part, base |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fuot | foot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |