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

  1. cowardice

Ancestry of “Hasenfüßigkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhasenfüßigyellow-bellied, cowardly
2GermanHasenfußcoward
3Germanfußfoot
4Middle High Germanvuoȥa foot
5Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
6Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
7Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds