voet

Etymology

From Dutch voet.

Noun

voet (plural voete)

1. foot

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ut
• IPA^(key): /vut/

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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)

Anagrams

• veto

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)

Further reading

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