A compound of foot + wrap
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
Proto-Germanic *fōts ‘foot’
Proto-West Germanic *fōt
Old English fōt ‘foot’
Middle English fot ‘foot’
English foot
Proto-Indo-European *werb- ‘to bend, turn’
Proto-Germanic *wrappaną ‘to wrap’
Old English *wrappan
Middle English wrappen ‘to wrap, fold’
English wrap
Today it means
noun A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / footwrap
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