Where does “Fotes-broc” come from?

Fotes-broc (Middle English) comes from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, 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.

Ancestry of “Fotes-broc”, step by step

Fotes-broc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōtfoot
2Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Old English brōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrōccovering for the leg; trouser; brook; stream;...
2Scottish Gaelicbrocbadger; wolf
3Middle Irishbroccbadger
4Primitive Irishᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ—
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →