English

footrest

From foot + rest.

A compound of foot + rest

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’

Proto-Germanic *fōts ‘foot’

Proto-West Germanic *fōt

Old English fōt ‘foot’

Middle English fot ‘foot’

English foot

Proto-Germanic *rastō ‘interval’

Proto-West Germanic *rastu

Old English ræst

Middle English rest

English rest

Today it means

noun A support on which to rest the feet.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / footrest