Where does “fotsteg” come from?

fotsteg (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.

fotsteg (Swedish): a footstep ((sound of a) step with the foot)

Definitions

  1. a footstep ((sound of a) step with the foot)

Ancestry of “fotsteg”, step by step

fotsteg 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 steg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstega step
2Old Norsestigstep, pace; step; degree, rank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →