Where does “feet” come from?
feet (Middle English) comes from Old English fēt, from Proto-Germanic fōtiz, from Proto-Indo-European pódes, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
feet (Middle English): plural of fot
Ancestry of “feet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | fēt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fōtiz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pódes | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “feet”