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Where does “feetwear” come from?

feetwear (English) comes from English feet, from Middle English feet, from Old English fēt, from Proto-Germanic fōtiz, from Proto-Indo-European pódes, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

feetwear (English): Synonym of footwear

Definitions

  1. Synonym of footwear

Ancestry of “feetwear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfeetplural of foot; Fact; performance; feat
2Middle Englishfeetplural of fot
3Old Englishfēt—
4Proto-Germanicfōtiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódes—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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