Where does “footrim” come from?

footrim (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.

footrim (English): The usually circular ring at the base of a ceramic vessel that supports it on a surface and may display markings of provenance

Definitions

  1. The usually circular ring at the base of a ceramic vessel that supports it on a surface and may display markings of provenance

Ancestry of “footrim”, step by step

footrim 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 rim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrimAn edge around something, especially when...
2Middle Englishrim
3Latinrimacrack, fissure
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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