Where does “fotgängare” come from?

fotgängare (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.

fotgängare (Swedish): pedestrian

Definitions

  1. pedestrian

Ancestry of “fotgängare”, step by step

fotgängare 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 gånga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgångato go, to walk
2Old Swedishgangato go, to walk
3Old Norsegangato go, walk
4Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →