Where does “pat” come from?

pat (Dutch) comes from French pat, from Italian patta, from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pat (Dutch): tie, draw, stalemate; The slot in the frame that...

Definitions

tie, draw, stalemate; The slot in the frame that...

Ancestry of “pat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	pat	stalemate
2	Italian	patta	flap; fly; draw, tie
3	French	patté	Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
4	Old French	pade	foot; paw
5	Vulgar Latin	patta	paw, foot
6	Frankish	patta	paw, sole of the foot
7	Proto-Germanic	pat-	—

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