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Where does “fōtmǣlum” come from?

fōtmǣlum (Old English) comes from Old English fōtmǣl — a foot-measure, one foot; step by step.

fōtmǣlum (Old English): step by step, by degrees

Definitions

  1. step by step, by degrees

Ancestry of “fōtmǣlum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōtmǣla foot-measure, one foot; step by step

Words derived from “fōtmǣlum”

  • footmeal
  • fotmelen
  • footmele
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