Where does “bergpad” come from?

bergpad (Dutch) 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.

bergpad (Dutch): mountain path, mountainous road

Definitions

  1. mountain path, mountainous road

Ancestry of “bergpad”, step by step

bergpad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pad

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

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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