Where does “Hasenfüßigkeit” come from?
Hasenfüßigkeit (German) comes from German hasenfüßig, from German Hasenfuß, 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 — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Hasenfüßigkeit (German): cowardice
Definitions
- cowardice
Ancestry of “Hasenfüßigkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hasenfüßig | yellow-bellied, cowardly |
| 2 | German | Hasenfuß | coward |
| 3 | German | fuß | foot |
| 4 | Middle High German | vuoȥ | a foot |
| 5 | Old High German | fuoȥ | foot |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |