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

  1. foot disease

Ancestry of “Fußkrankheit”, step by step

Fußkrankheit 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 Krankheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrankheitsickness, illness; disease
2Middle High Germankrancheitsickness, illness, infirmity
3Middle High Germankranc
4Old High Germankrank
5Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
6Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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