Where does “fotvalv” come from?

fotvalv (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.

fotvalv (Swedish): an arch of the foot

Definitions

  1. an arch of the foot

Ancestry of “fotvalv”, step by step

fotvalv 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 valv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvalvvault; a room or compartment for safekeeping of...
2Old Swedishhvalf—
3Old Norsehvalf—
4Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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