Where does “Footjelenkj” come from?
Footjelenkj (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Foot, from Middle Low German vôt, from Old Saxon fot, 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.
Footjelenkj (Plautdietsch): ankle
Definitions
- ankle
Ancestry of “Footjelenkj”, step by step
Footjelenkj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Foot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Foot | foot |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vôt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fot | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Plautdietsch Jelenkj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Jelenkj | link |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gahlankiją | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |