Where does “fotsåle” come from?

fotsåle (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.

fotsåle (Norwegian Bokmål): sole

Definitions

  1. sole

Ancestry of “fotsåle”, step by step

fotsåle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fot

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

via Norwegian Bokmål såle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsålea sole
2Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →