Where does “voetnoot” come from?

voetnoot (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.

voetnoot (Dutch): footnote

Definitions

  1. footnote

Ancestry of “voetnoot”, step by step

voetnoot 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 noot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnootnut; testicle, nut; note
2Middle Dutchnōtenut (fruit)
3Old Dutchnutunut
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →