Where does “modderpad” come from?

modderpad (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.

modderpad (Dutch): mud path

Definitions

  1. mud path

Ancestry of “modderpad”, step by step

modderpad 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 modder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoddermud
2Middle Dutchmodderfilth, dregs
3Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-
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