Where does “pad” come from?

pad (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

pad (Afrikaans): path; way; street

Definitions

  1. path; way; street

Ancestry of “pad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpadpath; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...
2Middle Dutchpat—
3Old Dutchpath—
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh—
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →