English
Forsbrook
Forsbrook comes from Old English fōt ‘an organ in humans and animals used for…’, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt ‘foot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fōts‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fōt‘foot’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fōtas fotes‘an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Fotes-broc
- EnglishtodayForsbrook
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fōts‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fōt‘foot’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fōtas fotes‘an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Fotes-broc
- EnglishtodayForsbrook
The story
From Middle English Fotes-broc, from Old English fotes (plural of fot, "foot") + broc (brook), literally "Footsbrook".
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
pilot, expedition, fetch, impeachment, expedite, impediment, ped, fet, fetter, pada, 48 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
feet, pie, pioneer, pedestrian, pedal, podium, pawn, pew, pedigree, impede, pug, pes, baht, centipede, pedicure, petiole, peon, pedometer, puy, pedicel, pedicle, poy, tripos, biped, quadruped, 35 more
through Proto-West Germanic *fōt ‘foot’
through Old English fōt ‘an organ in humans and animals used for…’
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9641).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / Forsbrook