Where does “swift-footedness” come from?
swift-footedness (English) comes from English swift-footed, 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 — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
swift-footedness (English): The state or quality of being swift-footed
Definitions
- The state or quality of being swift-footed
Ancestry of “swift-footedness”, step by step
swift-footedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swift-footed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swift-footed | That runs quickly; fleet of foot |
| 2 | English | footed | simple past tense and past participle of foot;... |
| 3 | Middle English | foted | Having a type or number of feet; footed;... |
| 4 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 5 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |