Where does “Fußgröße” come from?

Fußgröße (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.

Fußgröße (German): foot size

Definitions

  1. foot size

Ancestry of “Fußgröße”, step by step

Fußgröße 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 Größe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrößesize; greatness; quantity
2Middle High Germangrœze—
3Old High Germangrōzīsize
4Proto-Germanicgrautį̄greatness; largeness; size
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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