Where does “fótasár” come from?

fótasár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fótur, from Old Norse fótr, 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.

fótasár (Icelandic): venous ulcers, stasis ulcer, varicose ulcers

Definitions

  1. venous ulcers, stasis ulcer, varicose ulcers

Ancestry of “fótasár”, step by step

fótasár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fótur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfóturfoot; leg
2Old Norsefótra foot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Icelandic sár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsárpainful, sore; bitter, distressing; hurt,...
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →