Where does “Fußknöchel” come from?
Fußknöchel (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.
Fußknöchel (German): lump on inside and outside of the ankle
Definitions
- lump on inside and outside of the ankle
Ancestry of “Fußknöchel”, step by step
Fußknöchel traces back through two 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 Knöchel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knöchel | ankle; knuckle |
| 2 | Middle High German | knöchel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | knuchil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knukilaz | knuckle, small bone; knot, bump |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knukô | joint, bone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnew- | a bundle; knot; knot, bundle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |