Where does “in-footed” come from?
in-footed (English) comes from English footed, from Middle English foted, 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 — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
in-footed (English): pigeon-toed; standing or walking with the toes...
Definitions
- pigeon-toed; standing or walking with the toes...
Ancestry of “in-footed”, step by step
in-footed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English footed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | footed | simple past tense and past participle of foot;... |
| 2 | Middle English | foted | Having a type or number of feet; footed;... |
| 3 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 4 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |