Where does “footwrap” come from?

footwrap (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.

footwrap (English): A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the...

Definitions

  1. A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the...

Ancestry of “footwrap”, step by step

footwrap 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 wrap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwrapTo enclose completely in any flexible, thin...
2Middle Englishwrappe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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