foot
/fʊt/·풋·noun
the body part at the end of the leg; a unit of length
Old EnglishCEFR A1
Root
Proto-Indo-European '*ped-' (foot)
PIE *ped- → Proto-Germanic *fōts → Old English fōt → Modern foot
In a word
PIE *ped-. The same root branched into English foot, German Fuß, and Latin pes/pedis (the root of pedestrian, pedal). One footstep went into Germanic and became foot; into Latin and became a unit of length and the name of a walker. The human body's first measuring stick — itself.
Examples
My feet are sore from walking.
The room is twelve feet wide.
He set foot in Korea for the first time.
Related
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