Where does “olifantenpad” come from?

olifantenpad (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.

olifantenpad (Dutch): a trail used or made by elephants

Definitions

  1. a trail used or made by elephants

Ancestry of “olifantenpad”, step by step

olifantenpad 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 olifant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcholifantelephant
2Middle Dutcholifant—
3Old FrencholifantAlternative form of olifan
4LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
5Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
6Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →