Etymology

footling

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footling · adjective, verb1

From footle + -ing.

footling · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Germanic*fōts
  4. Proto-West Germanic*fōt
  5. Old Englishfōt
  6. Middle Englishfot
  7. Englishfoot
  8. English todayfootling

From foot + -ling.

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