Where does “fotavtrykk” come from?

fotavtrykk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

fotavtrykk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a footprint

Definitions

  1. a footprint

Ancestry of “fotavtrykk”, step by step

fotavtrykk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfota 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 Nynorsk avtrykk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavtrykk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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