Where does “Dreyfus” come from?

Dreyfus (French) comes from German Dreifuß, from German fuß, from Middle High German vuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, 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.

Ancestry of “Dreyfus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreifußtripod
2Germanfußfoot
3Middle High Germanvuoȥa foot
4Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
5Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
6Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “Dreyfus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →