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

  1. nettle-leaved goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum murale)

Ancestry of “muurganzenvoet”, step by step

muurganzenvoet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ganzenvoet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchganzenvoetgoosefoot, plant of genus Chenopodium, or more broadly any plant of the Chenopodioideae
2Dutchvoetfoot; Dutch foot; imperial foot
3Middle Dutchvoetfoot; paw; foot, bottom part, base
4Old Dutchfuotfoot
5Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
6Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Dutch muur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuurA wall; A type of fast-food vending machine with...
2Middle Dutchmuurwall
3Old Dutchmūr
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-