Where does “足取り” come from?

足取り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 取り, from Japanese 取る — to steal; take, pick up; to take.

足取り (Japanese): gait; trace of the movements of a criminal;...

Definitions

  1. gait; trace of the movements of a criminal;...

Ancestry of “足取り”, step by step

足取り traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 取り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese取りremover; taking, capturing; take
2Japanese取るto steal; take, pick up; to take

via Japanese 足

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese足foot; 脚 leg
2Old Japanese足—

Words derived from “足取り”

Every word from Japanese 取る →Every word from Japanese 取り →