Where does “symjefot” come from?

symjefot (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.

symjefot (Norwegian Nynorsk): a webbed foot; a flipper

Definitions

  1. a webbed foot; a flipper

Ancestry of “symjefot”, step by step

symjefot 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 symje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksymjeto swim
2Old Norsesymjato swim
3Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →