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Where does “monopod” come from?

monopod (English) comes from English pod, from Middle English pod, from Old English pād, from Proto-West Germanic paidu, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

monopod (English): A portable stand with one leg, used to support a...

Definitions

  1. A portable stand with one leg, used to support a...

Ancestry of “monopod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpodA seed case for legumes ; a seedpod; A small...
2Middle Englishpod—
3Old Englishpādan outer garment, covering, coat, cloak; shirt,...
4Proto-West Germanicpaiducoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
5Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes
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