instep
noun /ˈɪnstep/
  /ˈɪnstep/
 - the top part of the foot between the ankle and toesTopics Bodyc2
enlarge image - the part of a shoe that covers the instep
 
Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with West Frisian ynstap ‘opening in a shoe for insertion of the foot’.
