Where does “Fußbodenleiste” come from?
Fußbodenleiste (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Fußbodenleiste (German): baseboard, skirting board, mopboard
Definitions
- baseboard, skirting board, mopboard
Ancestry of “Fußbodenleiste”, step by step
Fußbodenleiste traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German fuß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fuß | foot |
| 2 | Middle High German | vuoȥ | a foot |
| 3 | Old High German | fuoȥ | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via German boden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | boden | ground, soil |
| 2 | Middle High German | boden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bodam | ground, floor; floor, bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |