Where does “fot” come from?

fot (Swedish) comes 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.

fot (Swedish): a foot; the body part touching the ground while...

Definitions

  1. a foot; the body part touching the ground while...

Ancestry of “fot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfōterfoot
2Old Norsefótra foot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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