Where does “footwear” come from?
Footwear comes from English foot and wear, with foot tracing back through Middle English fot and Old English fōt to Proto-Indo-European pṓds meaning foot.
footwear (English): Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the...
Definitions
- Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the...
Ancestry of “footwear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |