Where does “פֿיסל” come from?

פֿיסל (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.

פֿיסל (Yiddish): Diminutive of פֿוס

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of פֿוס

Ancestry of “פֿיסל”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →