Where does “hazenpad” come from?

hazenpad (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.

hazenpad (Dutch): a hare's trail

Definitions

  1. a hare's trail

Ancestry of “hazenpad”, step by step

hazenpad 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 Haas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHaasLepus
2Middle Dutchhāsehare
3Old Dutchhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →
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