Where does “fuß” come from?
fuß (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “fuß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vuoȥ | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fuoȥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |