Where does “fotsvamp” come from?

fotsvamp (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.

fotsvamp (Swedish): athlete's foot, tinea pedis

Definitions

  1. athlete's foot, tinea pedis

Ancestry of “fotsvamp”, step by step

fotsvamp 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 svamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvampfungus; mushroom; sponge
2Old Swedishsvamperfungus, mushroom
3Old Norsesvampr
4Proto-Germanic*swammaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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