Where does “jämfota” come from?

jämfota (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.

jämfota (Swedish): with both feet side-by-side

Definitions

  1. with both feet side-by-side

Ancestry of “jämfota”, step by step

jämfota 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 jämn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjämneven; divisible by 2; even; a function of one...
2Old Swedishiæmpneven
3Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jämfota

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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