Where does “enkelfoting” come from?

enkelfoting (Swedish) comes from Swedish fot, from Old Swedish fōter, from Old Norse fótr, 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.

enkelfoting (Swedish): a centipede (any myriapod of the class Chilopoda)

Definitions

  1. a centipede (any myriapod of the class Chilopoda)

Ancestry of “enkelfoting”, step by step

enkelfoting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfota foot; the body part touching the ground while...
2Old Swedishfōterfoot
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Swedish enkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishenkelsimple, single; of one layer; easy, simple; not...
2Old Swedishenkil
3Low Germanenkelankle
4Middle Low Germanenkelankle
5Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
6Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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