Where does “leichtfüßig” come from?

leichtfüßig (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.

leichtfüßig (German): swift, nimble quick and light in movement or action

Definitions

  1. swift, nimble quick and light in movement or action

Ancestry of “leichtfüßig”, step by step

leichtfüßig traces back through two 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 leicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleichtlight; easy; light, lite, diet
2Middle High Germanlīht—
3Old High Germanlīhtlight not heavy
4Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
5Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →