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
- grouse
Ancestry of “Raufußhuhn”, step by step
Raufußhuhn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German fuß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fuß | foot |
| 2 | Middle High German | vuoȥ | a foot |
| 3 | Old High German | fuoȥ | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |