Where does “Fußkrankheit” come from?
Fußkrankheit (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.
Fußkrankheit (German): foot disease
Definitions
- foot disease
Ancestry of “Fußkrankheit”, step by step
Fußkrankheit 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 Krankheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krankheit | sickness, illness; disease |
| 2 | Middle High German | krancheit | sickness, illness, infirmity |
| 3 | Middle High German | kranc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | krank | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |