Where does “mellanfotsben” come from?
mellanfotsben (Swedish) comes from Swedish mellanfot, 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.
mellanfotsben (Swedish): a metatarsal bone
Ancestry of “mellanfotsben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | mellanfot | metatarsus |
| 2 | Swedish | fot | a foot; the body part touching the ground while... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fōter | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fótr | a foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |