Where does “tweevoetig” come from?

tweevoetig (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.

tweevoetig (Dutch): bipedal, said about man and other bipeds...

Definitions

  1. bipedal, said about man and other bipeds...

Ancestry of “tweevoetig”, step by step

tweevoetig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoetfoot; Dutch foot; imperial foot
2Middle Dutchvoetfoot; paw; foot, bottom part, base
3Old Dutchfuotfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Dutch twee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtweetwo
2Middle Dutchtwêetwo
3Old Dutchtwē
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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