Etymology

fotmal

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Today it means: An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead Full definition →

Middle English fotmal ← Old English fōtmǣl
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  1. Old English · derived fromfōtmǣl“step by step”
  2. Middle English · derived fromfotmal
  3. English todayfotmal

From Middle English fotmal, from Old English fōtmǣl (“step by step”, literally “foot-measure”), equivalent to foot + -meal. Doublet of footmeal.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfōtmǣl all →

footmeal

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