Where does “fotnot” come from?

fotnot (Swedish) comes from German Fußnote, from German fuß, from Middle High German vuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fotnot (Swedish): a footnote

Definitions

  1. a footnote

Ancestry of “fotnot”, step by step

fotnot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fußnote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFußnotefootnote
2Germanfußfoot
3Middle High Germanvuoȥa foot
4Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
5Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
6Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Swedish nöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
2Old Swedishnutnut
3Old Norsehnotnut
4Proto-Germanichnutsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Swedish fot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfota foot; the body part touching the ground while...
2Old Swedishfōterfoot
3Old Norsefótra foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →