Where does “fottøy” come from?

fottøy (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.

fottøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): footwear

Definitions

  1. footwear

Ancestry of “fottøy”, step by step

fottøy 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 tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →