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Where does “fotsula” come from?

fotsula (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.

fotsula (Swedish): a sole of a foot

Definitions

  1. a sole of a foot

Ancestry of “fotsula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfota foot; the body part touching the ground while...
2Old Swedishfōter—
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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