Where does “slue-footed” come from?
slue-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.
slue-footed (English): Having feet that are large and turn outwards or are otherwise awry, awkward, or clumsy
Definitions
- Having feet that are large and turn outwards or are otherwise awry, awkward, or clumsy
Ancestry of “slue-footed”, step by step
slue-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 |
via English slue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slue | To rotate something on an axis; To turn something... |
| 2 | English | slough | The skin shed by a snake or other reptile; Dead... |
| 3 | Middle English | slo | sloe blackthorn fruit |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slā | to hit, to strike |
| 5 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |