footstep
n. US //ˈfʊtˌstɛp// UK //fˈʊtstɛp// foot·step
From Middle English fotstep, fotstappe, from Old English fōtstepe, fōtstæpe (attested only in derivative fōtstappel (“footstep”)), equivalent to foot + step. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutstappe (“footstep”), West Frisian fuotstap (“footstep”), Dutch voetstap (“footstep”).