Where does “fotbollssko” come from?

fotbollssko (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.

fotbollssko (Swedish): a soccer shoe, a football boot, a cleat

Definitions

  1. a soccer shoe, a football boot, a cleat

Ancestry of “fotbollssko”, step by step

fotbollssko 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 sko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskoa shoe; a lining; to shoe, to put on shoes;...
2Old Norseskórshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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