Where does “Mittelfußknochen” come from?

Mittelfußknochen (German) comes from German Mittelfuß, 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 — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Mittelfußknochen (German): metatarsal any of the bones of the metatarsus

Definitions

  1. metatarsal any of the bones of the metatarsus

Ancestry of “Mittelfußknochen”, step by step

Mittelfußknochen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mittelfuß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMittelfußmetatarsus
2Germanfußfoot
3Middle High Germanvuoȥa foot
4Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
5Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
6Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via German Knochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnochenbone
2Middle High Germanknochebone, knot
3Old High Germanknohhaknuckle; bone; knot
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →