Hebrew Wikipedia explains on the pshat level that in olden times archers needed to hold down their bows with their feet while they fastened the bow's upper string. See there.
Struck me today though that both words are used in contexts of sexuality and יסוד.
דרך גבר בעלמה -- משלי
ותשב באיתן קשתו ויפזו זרועי ידיו -- בראשית מט
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