Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pedóm ‎(“step; bottom, floor”), derived from *pṓds ‎(“foot”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πέδον ‎(pédon, “floor, ground”), Sanskrit पद ‎(padá, “step, footstep, footprint”), Old Norse fet ‎(“step”) and Old Armenian հետ ‎(het, “footprint, track”).