Where does “fotspor” come from?

fotspor (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.

fotspor (Norwegian Nynorsk): a footprint; footsteps

Definitions

  1. a footprint; footsteps

Ancestry of “fotspor”, step by step

fotspor 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 spor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspora trace; track
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →