Where does “fleetfooted” come from?
fleetfooted (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.
fleetfooted (English): Swift on one's feet
Definitions
- Swift on one's feet
Ancestry of “fleetfooted”, step by step
fleetfooted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English footed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English Fleet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fleet | A former prison (the Fleet Prison) in London, which originally stood near the stream |
| 2 | Middle English | flete | A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels; A... |
| 3 | Old English | flēot | ship; bay; fleet |
| 4 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |