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footstalk

noun

Etymology

From foot + stalk.

  1. derived from *stel-✻ — “to place, stand; be stiff; stud, post, trunk, stake, stem, stalk”
  2. derived from *stalô✻
  3. inherited from *stalukaz✻
  4. inherited from *staluk✻
  5. inherited from *stealc✻
  6. inherited from stalke
  7. compounded as footstalk — “foot + stalk”

Definitions

  1. A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for footstalk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA