Where does “fotmælum” come from?
fotmælum (Old English) comes from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, 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.
fotmælum (Old English): by footsteps, step by step, by degrees
Definitions
- by footsteps, step by step, by degrees
Ancestry of “fotmælum”, step by step
fotmælum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English fōt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Old English mǣlum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mǣlum | at a time |