Where does “tweevoeter” come from?
tweevoeter (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
tweevoeter (Dutch): a biped
Definitions
- a biped
Ancestry of “tweevoeter”, step by step
tweevoeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voet | foot; Dutch foot; imperial foot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | voet | foot; paw; foot, bottom part, base |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fuot | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |