Where does “Fußspur” come from?

Fußspur (German) comes from German Fuß, from Middle High German fuoz, from Old High German fuoz, 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.

Fußspur (German): footprint

Definitions

  1. footprint

Ancestry of “Fußspur”, step by step

Fußspur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fuß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFußfoot; footing; pedestal
2Middle High Germanfuozfoot
3Old High Germanfuozfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via German Spur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpurtrack, trace, trail, sign, scent; lead, clue;...
2Proto-Germanicspurątrack
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →