toehold vs footing

toehold and footing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toehold	Yes	No	No	No
footing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, footing is a hypernym of toehold; that is, footing is a word with a broader meaning than toehold:

Other hypernyms of toehold include foothold.

toehold (noun)	footing (noun)
a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints	a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
a small foothold used in climbing	a relation that provides the foundation for something
a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made	status with respect to the relations between people or groups