Where does “lófótur” come from?

lófótur (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.

lófótur (Icelandic): common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)

Ancestry of “lófótur”, step by step

lófótur 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 ló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclópill, bobble; nap, pile; fine hair, down
2Proto-Germanicwlōhō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →