Where does “fäfot” come from?

fäfot (Swedish) comes from Swedish fä, from Swedish hund, from Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

fäfot (Swedish): cattle's hoof, as used in the expressions

Definitions

  1. cattle's hoof, as used in the expressions

Ancestry of “fäfot”, step by step

fäfot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfäcreature, cattle; A mindlessly behaving animal
2Swedishhunda dog; a hound
3Old Swedishhunderdog
4Old Norsehundra dog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →