Where does “clubfooted” come from?
clubfooted (English) comes from English footed, from Middle English foted, from Middle English fot, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
clubfooted (English): Having a clubfoot
Ancestry of “clubfooted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | footed | simple past tense and past participle of foot;... |
| 2 | Middle English | foted | Having a type or number of feet; footed;... |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “clubfooted”