English
heelstrap
From heel + strap.
Proto-Indo-European *kenk- ‘to feel hunger’
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Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz ‘heel (of the foot)’
Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō
Old English hēla ‘heel (of the foot)’
Middle English hele
English heel
Ancient Greek στρέφω ‘to twist’
Ancient Greek στρόφος ‘rope’
Latin stroppus
Old English strop ‘a band, thong, strap’
Middle English strope
English strap
Today it means
noun A strap worn around the heel of the foot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heelstrap