Where does “footmele” come from?
footmele (Middle English) comes from Old English fōtmǣlum, from Old English fōtmǣl — a foot-measure, one foot; step by step.
Ancestry of “footmele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | fōtmǣlum | step by step, by degrees |
| 2 | Old English | fōtmǣl | a foot-measure, one foot; step by step |
Words derived from “footmele”