voet

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Etymology

From Dutch voet, from Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Noun

voet (plural voete)

1. foot

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vut/

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• Hyphenation: voet
• Rhymes: -ut

Noun

voet m (plural voeten, diminutive voetje n)

1. foot (lowest part of the legs)
2. (historical) Dutch foot (unit of measure)
3. imperial foot (unit of measure)
4. foot, base (lowest part of any standard, support, stand or pillar)
5. (poetry) foot (most basic element of a metre)

Derived terms

• blootvoets
• voetafdruk
• voetbal
• voetganger
• voetpad
• voetsoldaat
• voetstap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: voet

Anagrams

• veto

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Noun

voet m

1. foot (bottom of the leg)
2. paw (foot of an animal)

   Synonym: pôte

3. foot, bottom part, base
4. foot, leg, support
5. foot (unit of measure)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: voet
• Limburgish: voot

Further reading

• “voet”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “voet”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929