Where does “헛걸음” come from?
헛걸음 (Korean) comes from Korean 걸음, from Korean 걷다, from Korean 거두다 — To harvest; To gather or collect; To earn.
헛걸음 (Korean): fruitless undertaking
Definitions
- fruitless undertaking
Ancestry of “헛걸음”, step by step
헛걸음 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 걸음
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 걸음 | A step or steps; Going by or past somewhere |
| 2 | Korean | 걷다 | to walk; to fold up; to roll up |
| 3 | Korean | 거두다 | To harvest; To gather or collect; To earn |
via Korean 헛
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 헛 | empty, useless, ineffective; wrongly, incorrectly |