Where does “Raufußhuhn” come from?

Raufußhuhn (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.

Raufußhuhn (German): grouse

Definitions

  1. grouse

Ancestry of “Raufußhuhn”, step by step

Raufußhuhn traces back through 3 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 huhn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhuhnchicken
2Middle High Germanhuonhen
3Old High Germanhuonchicken
4Proto-West Germanichōnhen, chicken
5Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
6Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

via German rau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraurough
2Middle High Germanrūch
3Old High Germanrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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