Where does “pé de grue” come from?
pé de grue (Old French) comes from Old French pié de gru, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “pé de grue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pié de gru | foot of a crane |
| 2 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pets | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pé de grue”