Where does “Fußfessel” come from?

Fußfessel (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.

Fußfessel (German): foot shackle

Definitions

  1. foot shackle

Ancestry of “Fußfessel”, step by step

Fußfessel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fuß

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

via German Fessel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFesselfetter, shackle; pastern
2Middle High Germanvezzel—
3Old High Germanfezzilfetter
4Proto-Germanicfatilaz—
5Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →