Where does “footstool” come from?
Footstool derives from English foot combined with stool, with foot tracing to Latin stolo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pṓds meaning foot.
footstool (English): A low stool for supporting the feet while seated;...
Definitions
- A low stool for supporting the feet while seated;...
Ancestry of “footstool”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | foot | A biological structure found in many animals that... |
| 2 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 3 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |