Where does “fotbollsliga” come from?

fotbollsliga (Swedish) comes from Swedish fotboll, 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.

fotbollsliga (Swedish): a football league

Definitions

  1. a football league

Ancestry of “fotbollsliga”, step by step

fotbollsliga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fotboll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfotbollsoccer US, football UK; a team sport
2Swedishfota foot; the body part touching the ground while...
3Old Swedishfōterfoot
4Old Norsefótra foot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Swedish liga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishligaa league, a gang
2Latinligāre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds