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Where does “fótbóltssamband” come from?

fótbóltssamband (Faroese) comes from Faroese fótbóltur, from Faroese fótur, from Old Norse fótr, 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.

fótbóltssamband (Faroese): football federation

Definitions

  1. football federation

Ancestry of “fótbóltssamband”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefótbólturfootball; football, soccer
2Faroesefóturfoot; leg; 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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