Where does “foot” come from?

foot (Middle English) comes from Middle English fot, 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.

foot (Middle English): Alternative form of fot; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fot; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “foot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfotfoot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of...
2Old Englishfōtfoot
3Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “foot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →