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.

fuß (German): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “fuß”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fuß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →