Where does “fōt” come from?
fōt (Old Frisian) comes 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.
Ancestry of “fōt”, step by step
fōt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic fōt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Proto-Germanic *fōt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *fōt | — |