English
hoofstep
From hoof + step.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós
Proto-Germanic *hōfaz
Proto-West Germanic *hōf
Old English hōf ‘a hoof’
Middle English hof
English hoof
Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- ‘to support’
Proto-Germanic *stapjaną ‘to step’
Proto-West Germanic *stappjan ‘to step’
Old English steppan ‘to step’
Middle English steppen ‘to step’
English step
Today it means
noun A step taken by an ungulate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hoofstep