Where does “footmeal” come from?
footmeal (English) comes from Middle English footmele, from Old English fōtmǣlum, from Old English fōtmǣl — a foot-measure, one foot; step by step.
footmeal (English): Step by step: incrementally, little by little, by...
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- Step by step: incrementally, little by little, by...
Ancestry of “footmeal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | footmele | — |
| 2 | Old English | fōtmǣlum | step by step, by degrees |
| 3 | Old English | fōtmǣl | a foot-measure, one foot; step by step |