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Where does “pantoffel” come from?

pantoffel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch pantoffel, from Middle Dutch pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantoffel (Afrikaans): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “pantoffel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpantoffelslipper
2Middle Dutchpantoffel—
3Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
4Italianpantofolaslipper
5Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-—
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