Where does “fotgjengar” come from?

fotgjengar (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.

fotgjengar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pedestrian

Definitions

  1. a pedestrian

Ancestry of “fotgjengar”, step by step

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