English
footly
Footly comes from Old English fōtlīċ ‘on foot, pedestrian’, from fōt ‘an organ in humans and animals used for…’, 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. 450–1150fōt‘an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150fōtlīċ‘on foot, pedestrian’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*fotlichreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1902footly
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. 450–1150fōt‘an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150fōtlīċ‘on foot, pedestrian’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*fotlichreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1902footly
Earliest quotation: 1902, Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards: “Oh! foot it featly, and feat it footly, and…”
Formed from foot + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
Proto-Germanic *fōts ‘foot’
Proto-West Germanic *fōt
Old English fōt ‘foot’
Middle English fot ‘foot’
English foot
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 Old English fōt ‘an organ in humans and animals used for…’
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the foot or feet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / footly