Where does “podpätok” come from?
podpätok (Slovak) comes from Slovak pod, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
podpätok (Slovak): heel part of shoe
Definitions
- heel part of shoe
Ancestry of “podpätok”, step by step
podpätok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Slovak pod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | pod | API + "instrumental"; below |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 3 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 5 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |