Where does “fotgjenger” come from?

fotgjenger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fot, from Old Norse fótr, 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.

fotgjenger (Norwegian Bokmål): a pedestrian

Definitions

  1. a pedestrian

Ancestry of “fotgjenger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfota foot
2Old Norsefótra foot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fotgjenger”

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