Where does “פֿוספֿינגער” come from?

פֿוספֿינגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿוס, from Middle High German fuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, 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.

פֿוספֿינגער (Yiddish): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “פֿוספֿינגער”, step by step

פֿוספֿינגער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿוס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿוסfoot; leg
2Middle High Germanfuoȥ—
3Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Yiddish פֿינגער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿינגערfinger, toe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →