Where does “Bigfoot” come from?
Bigfoot combines English big with English foot, which derives from Middle English fot and Old English fōt, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pṓds meaning foot.
Bigfoot (English): A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar...
Definitions
- A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar...
Ancestry of “Bigfoot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bigfoot | To control or manage forcefully; to exercise... |
| 2 | English | foot | A biological structure found in many animals that... |
| 3 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 4 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |