Where does “pad” come from?

pad (Dutch) comes 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.

pad (Dutch): path; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...

Definitions

  1. path; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...

Ancestry of “pad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpat—
2Old Dutchpath—
3Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
4Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
5Proto-IranianpántaHh—
6Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “pad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →