Where does “fusar” come from?

fusar (Romanian) comes from Romanian fus, from German fuß, from Middle High German vuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fusar (Romanian): person who makes or sells spindles; eel

Definitions

  1. person who makes or sells spindles; eel

Ancestry of “fusar”, step by step

fusar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian fus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfusspindle; shaft
2Germanfußfoot
3Middle High Germanvuoȥa foot
4Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
5Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
6Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Latin fusārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfusārius
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds