Where does “foothalt” come from?

foothalt (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

foothalt (English): A disease affecting the feet of sheep

Definitions

  1. A disease affecting the feet of sheep

Ancestry of “foothalt”, step by step

foothalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English foot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfootA biological structure found in many animals that...
2Middle Englishfotfoot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of...
3Old Englishfōtfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via English halt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
2Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
3Old Englishhealtlame, limping
4Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
5Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
6Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-