Where does “flatfootedness” come from?
flatfootedness (English) comes from English flatfooted, from English flatfoot, from English foot, from Middle English fot, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
flatfootedness (English): The quality of being flatfooted
Definitions
- The quality of being flatfooted
Ancestry of “flatfootedness”, step by step
flatfootedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flatfooted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flatfooted | Having flat feet; Blunt and unsubtle; lacking... |
| 2 | English | flatfoot | A condition in which the arch of the foot makes... |
| 3 | English | foot | A biological structure found in many animals that... |
| 4 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 5 | Old English | fōt | 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |