Where does “Dreydegger” come from?
Dreydegger (English) comes from French Dreyfus, from German Dreifuß, from German fuß, from Middle High German vuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Dreydegger (English): American philosopher Hubert Dreyfus' exegesis of Martin Heidegger
Definitions
- American philosopher Hubert Dreyfus' exegesis of Martin Heidegger
Ancestry of “Dreydegger”, step by step
Dreydegger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Dreyfus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Dreyfus | — |
| 2 | German | Dreifuß | tripod |
| 3 | German | fuß | foot |
| 4 | Middle High German | vuoȥ | a foot |
| 5 | Old High German | fuoȥ | foot |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |