Where does “bloßfüßig” come from?
bloßfüßig (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.
bloßfüßig (German): barefooted, bare-footed, barefoot
Definitions
- barefooted, bare-footed, barefoot
Ancestry of “bloßfüßig”, step by step
bloßfüßig traces back through two 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 |
via German bloß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bloß | mere, sole; bare, uncovered, nude; merely, only |
| 2 | Middle High German | blōȥ | — |
| 3 | Old High German | blōz | bare, naked; naked, bare |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *blaut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blautaz | soft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlāw- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel | shiny, white |