footstep
English
/ˈfʊtstɛp/
noun
Definitions
- The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
- By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
- The sound made by walking, running etc.
- A step, as in a stair.
- The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
- The act of taking a step.
- (obsolete) An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fotstep inherited from Old English *fōtstepe compound from English foot (walk, foot) + English step (footrest on a bicycle).
Origin
English
step
Gloss
footrest on a bicycle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bigfoot English
- Eurostep English
- Hong Kong foot English
- afoot English
- backfoot English
- backstep English
- barefoot English
- bestep English
- between-step English
- birdsfoot English
- bootstep English
- bumblefoot English
- catstep English
- clawfoot English
- clownstep English
- clubfoot English
- cocksfoot English
- coltsfoot English
- corbiestep English
- counterstep English
- cowfoot English
- crowfoot English
- crowstep English
- doorstep English
- downstep English
- dry-foot English
- eigenstep English
- end-foot English
- fanfoot English
- featherfoot English
- fetlock English
- finfoot English
- flatfoot English
- foalfoot English
- foot English
- foot locker English
- foot-goer English
- footage English
- footbag English
- football English
- footband English
- footbank English
- footbar English
- footbath English
- footbed English
- footbinder English
- footbinding English
- footboard English
- footbone English
- footbound English
- footbow English
- footbox English
- footboy English
- footbreadth English
- footbridge English
- footcare English
- footcloth English
- footdragger English
- footed English
- footer English
- footest English
- footeth English
- footfall English
- footfault English
- footfighting English
- footfuck English
- footfucker English
- footful English
- footganger English
- footgear English
- footglove English
- footgoer English
- footgolf English
- footguard English
- footgun English
- foothalt English
- foothill English
- foothold English
- foothole English
- foothook English
- foothot English
- footing English
- footless English
- footlet English
- footlicker English
- footlight English
- footlike English
- footlocker English
- footlog English
- footlong English
- footloose English
- footly English
- footman English
- footmark English
- footmeal English
- footmuff English
- footnote English
- footpace English
- footpad English
- footpage English
- footpath English
- footpedal English
- footpeg English
- footplate English
- footpoint English
- footpole English
- footpost English
- footprint English
- footrace English
- footracer English
- footracing English
- footrail English
- footrest English
- footrope English
- footrot English
- footrub English
- footrule English
- footshake English
- footshock English
- footsie English
- footslave English
- footslog English
- footslogger English
- footslope English
- footslut English
- footsock English
- footsoldiery English
- footsore English
- footspeed English
- footstalk English
- footstall English
- footstone English
- footstool English
- footstrike English
- footsure English
- footsweep English
- footswitch English
- footwalk English
- footwall English
- footward English
- footwarmer English
- footway English
- footwear English
- footwell English
- footwheel English
- footwork English
- footworn English
- footwrap English
- footwriting English
- forefoot English
- forestep English
- fotmal English
- fourfooted English
- fox's foot English
- futtock English
- hardstep English
- harefoot English
- hindfoot English
- hornfoot English
- horsefoot English
- hotfoot English
- icefoot English
- interstep English
- jawfoot English
- kick-step English
- kilofoot English
- leadfoot English
- leadfooted English
- light-footed English
- lobefoot English
- lockstep English
- macrostep English
- megafoot English
- metastep English
- microstep English
- midfoot English
- midstep English
- misstep English
- multistep English
- neatsfoot English
- outfoot English
- outstep English
- overfoot English
- overstep English
- paddlefoot English
- pawstep English
- pigeonfoot English
- pigfoot English
- ponyfoot English
- pussyfoot English
- quickstep English
- rearfoot English
- refoot English
- saltfoot English
- scalyfoot English
- sheepsfoot English
- sidefoot English
- sidestep English
- singlefoot English
- smoothstep English
- sowfoot English
- spadefoot English
- spinefoot English
- splayfoot English
- stairfoot English
- stairstep English
- step English
- step dance English
- step stool English
- step-free English
- stepback English
- stepchair English
- stepdancer English
- stepdown English
- steplength English
- stepless English
- steplike English
- steply English
- stepmeal English
- stepover English
- steppable English
- steppage English
- stepper English
- steppest English
- steppeth English
- stepping English
- stepside English
- stepsize English
- stepstone English
- stepstool English
- stepwell English
- stepwise English
- stepwork English
- stockingfoot English
- substep English
- swiftfoot English
- switchfoot English
- tanglefoot English
- techstep English
- tenderfoot English
- tenfoot English
- timestep English
- underfoot English
- understep English
- unstep English
- upstep English
- webfoot English
- wrongfoot English
- footing Italian
- stap Dutch, Flemish
- step Dutch, Flemish
- voet Dutch, Flemish
- voetstap Dutch, Flemish
- footing French
- фут Russian
- フット Japanese
- *fōtstepe Old English
- fot Middle English
- fotstep Middle English
- steppen Middle English
- ฟุต Thai
- step Indonesian
- voetstap Middle Dutch
- voetstap Afrikaans
- futi Swahili
- fut Tok Pisin
- put Tok Pisin
- futu Sranan Tongo
- foot
- step
- afoot
- footly
- refoot
- unstep
- upstep
- footed
- bestep
- footer
- steply
- fotmal
- footrub
- pawstep
- webfoot
- footgun
- footbar
- footbag
- footsie
- footboy
- cowfoot
- footpeg
- hotfoot
- finfoot
- icefoot
- futtock
- footrot
- footbox
- foothot
- pigfoot
- footbow
- midfoot
- footlog
- footpad
- footlet
- footage
- jawfoot
- footest
- Bigfoot
- fanfoot
- outfoot
- misstep
- tenfoot
- substep
- outstep
- footeth
- catstep
- stepper
- footing
- sowfoot
- midstep
- footman
- footbed
- footful
- footway
- fetlock
- footsure
- footslog
- steppest
- footcare
- footward
- footpost
- footnote
- footgear
- hindfoot
- footrope
- footsock
- barefoot
- footrest
- backfoot
- footband
- hornfoot
- end-foot
- footmuff
- stepwell
- megafoot
- footrule
- footgolf
- bootstep
- flatfoot
- saltfoot
- footwork
- dry-foot
- downstep
- rearfoot
- stepdown
- footlong
- lobefoot
- metastep
- crowstep
- sidestep
- lockstep
- footbank
- forefoot
- footpath
- football
- footfuck
- footpole
- foalfoot
- stepside
- footwall
- stepsize
- Eurostep
- footless
- stepwork
- backstep
- footlike
- footpage
- ponyfoot
- kilofoot
- footwear
- steppage
- stepwise
- footwell
- crowfoot
- foothill
- footbath
- footmeal
- overstep
- footrace
- footrail
- leadfoot
- footsore
- footslut
- clubfoot
- harefoot
- footwrap
- footbone
- stepover
- clawfoot
- steplike
- foothalt
- steppeth
- timestep
- footfall
- foothook
- footworn
- footwalk
- foothold
- stepless
- forestep
- footpace
- footmark
- foothole
- hardstep
- techstep
- footgoer
- stepping
- sidefoot
- stepback
- overfoot
- doorstep
- stepmeal
- footguard
- footlight
- footshake
- macrostep
- stepstool
- stepchair
- footstall
- birdsfoot
- quickstep
- footpedal
- footwheel
- footbound
- kick-step
- spadefoot
- pussyfoot
- stepstone
- foot-goer
- understep
- horsefoot
- spinefoot
- microstep
- footfault
- swiftfoot
- multistep
- footpoint
- footstool
- footsweep
- footglove
- footplate
- stairfoot
- footslope
- wrongfoot
- interstep
- footloose
- footprint
- steppable
- neatsfoot
- footcloth
- cocksfoot
- footracer
- footstone
- clownstep
- splayfoot
- footslave
- underfoot
- footshock
- scalyfoot
- eigenstep
- footspeed
- footstalk
- stairstep
- coltsfoot
- footboard
- step-free
- paddlefoot
- stepdancer
- pigeonfoot
- footganger
- footstrike
- footwarmer
- tenderfoot
- tanglefoot
- sheepsfoot
- footracing
- leadfooted
- fourfooted
- footbinder
- step stool
- switchfoot
- corbiestep
- smoothstep
- singlefoot
- footlicker
- footswitch
- fox's foot
- bumblefoot
- footlocker
- footfucker
- step dance
- footbridge
- steplength
- footslogger
- featherfoot
- footbinding
- footdragger
- footwriting
- foot locker
- counterstep
- footbreadth
- between-step
- light-footed
- stockingfoot
- footsoldiery
- footfighting
- Hong Kong foot