Definition
A historical tax or tribute paid by common people on foot, as opposed to mounted nobility in medieval times.
Etymology
From Old English 'fōt' (foot) + 'geld' (tax or payment), a medieval English compound describing class-based taxation systems.
Kelly Says
Footgeld was a tax specifically on walking—authorities literally charged poor people for being pedestrians, an early form of taxation that reveals how deeply mobility shaped medieval social hierarchy.
Translations
ARالعربية
رسوم قدم
risum qadam
BNবাংলা
পায়ের টাকা
payer taka
CACatalà
pagament de peu
pa-ga-ment deh peu
CSČeština
nožní poplatek
nozhni poplatek
DEDeutsch
Fußgeld
foos-gelt
ELΕλληνικά
δώρο ποδιού
doro podiou
ESEspañol
pie de pago
pee deh pah-goh
FAفارسی
پرداخت پا
pardakht pa
FISuomi
jalkamaksu
jalka-maksu
FRFrançais
redevance de pied
red-eh-vahn duh pee
GUGU
પગનું પૈસા
pag nu paisha
HAHA
kudin ka kaga
koo-din ka ka-ga
HEעברית
תשלום רגליים
tish'lum re-gli-im
HIहिन्दी
पैर का शुल्क
pair ka shulk
IDBahasa Indonesia
uang kaki
uang kaki
IGIG
akara nkwu
a-ka-ra nk-wu
ITItaliano
pedaggio
ped-ah-djo
KKKK
аяқ төлемі
ayaq tolemi
KMKM
ប្រាក់ជើង
braak cheung
MRMR
पायाची रक्कम
pa-ya-chi rak-kam
MSBahasa Melayu
wang kaki
wang kaki
MYမြန်မာ
လှည့်ပြား
lhin-pya
NLNederlands
voetgeld
voet-geld
PAPA
ਪੈਰ ਦਾ ਭੁગਤਾਨ
pair da bhug-taan
PLPolski
odprawa za nogę
odprawa za no-ge
PTPortuguês
pé-de-pago
peh-deh-pah-goh
RORomână
plata pentru picior
plata pentru pi-chor
RUРусский
плата за ногу
plata za nogu
SVSvenska
fotgeld
fot-geld
SWKiswahili
fadhili ya miguu
fa-dhi-li ya mi-goo
TAதமிழ்
காலின் கட்டணம்
kaalin kathaanam
TEతెలుగు
చేయి చెల్లింపు
cheyi chellinp
THไทย
ค่าธรรมเนียมเท้า
ka-tham-neea-tam tao
TLTL
bayad ng paa
bayad ng paa
TRTürkçe
ayak ücreti
ayah ükreti
UKУкраїнська
плата за ногу
plata za nogu
URاردو
پاؤں کا پیسہ
paon ka paisah
VITiếng Việt
tiền chân
t tiền chan
YOYO
ọ̀nọ́ ṣẹ̀
o-no-o she