English
leadfoot
From lead (“a heavy metal”) + foot.
A compound of lead ‘a heavy metal’ + foot
Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’
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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’
Proto-West Germanic *laidijan
Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’
Middle English leden
English lead
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
Proto-Germanic *fōts ‘foot’
Proto-West Germanic *fōt
Old English fōt ‘foot’
Middle English fot ‘foot’
English foot
Today it means
noun One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leadfoot