Where does “tjockfot” come from?

tjockfot (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.

tjockfot (Swedish): a Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus

Definitions

  1. a Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus

Ancestry of “tjockfot”, step by step

tjockfot 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 tjock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjockthick; overweight, fat
2Old Swedishthiokker—
3Old Norseþykkrthick
4Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →