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Where does “fōt” come from?

fōt (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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.

fōt (Proto-West Germanic): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “fōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fōt”

  • feet
  • foot
  • football
  • footing
  • footnote
  • footage
  • footed
  • footman
  • footprint
  • foothold
  • afoot
  • footwear
  • footpath
  • underfoot
  • footstool
  • barefooted
  • footfall
  • footlights
  • footwork
  • footsore
  • tenderfoot
  • Bigfoot
  • footballer
  • footboard
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