Where does “rearfoot” come from?

rearfoot (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.

rearfoot (English): The rear of the foot

Definitions

  1. The rear of the foot

Ancestry of “rearfoot”, step by step

rearfoot 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 rear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrearTo bring up to maturity, as offspring; to...
2Middle EnglishrerenTo raise; to hold or pull up or suspend upwards;...
3Old Englishrǣranto cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create; to...
4Proto-Germanicraizijanąto cause to rise; raise
5Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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