Where does “Krähenfuß” come from?

Krähenfuß (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.

Krähenfuß (German): crow's foot; crow's feet; chicken scratch

Definitions

  1. crow's foot; crow's feet; chicken scratch

Ancestry of “Krähenfuß”, step by step

Krähenfuß 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 Krähe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrähecrow
2Middle High Germankrā—
3Old High Germankrāha—
4Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
5Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →