Where does “tusenfoting” come from?

tusenfoting (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.

tusenfoting (Swedish): a myriapod

Definitions

  1. a myriapod

Ancestry of “tusenfoting”, step by step

tusenfoting 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 tusen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtusenthousand
2Old Swedishþusandthousand
3Old Norseþúsund—
4Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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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