Where does “fótsnyrting” come from?

fótsnyrting (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.

fótsnyrting (Icelandic): pedicure

Definitions

  1. pedicure

Ancestry of “fótsnyrting”, step by step

fótsnyrting 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 snyrting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsnyrtingthe act of making tidy and presentable; grooming;...
2Icelandic-inging
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →