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Where does “pantoffelheld” come from?

pantoffelheld (Dutch) comes from German Pantoffelheld, from German pantoffel, from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantoffelheld (Dutch): antihero, especially a henpecked one who merely...

Definitions

  1. antihero, especially a henpecked one who merely...

Ancestry of “pantoffelheld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPantoffelhelda henpecked guy
2Germanpantoffel—
3Middle High Germanpantoffel—
4Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
5Italianpantofolaslipper
6Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
7Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
8Proto-Germanicpat-—
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