Where does “turnpantoffel” come from?

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

turnpantoffel (Dutch): gym slipper

Definitions

  1. gym slipper

Ancestry of “turnpantoffel”, step by step

turnpantoffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pantoffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpantoffelslipper
2Middle Dutchpantoffel—
3Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
4Italianpantofolaslipper
5Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-—

via Dutch turnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchturnento do gymnastics
2Germanturnento do gymnastics
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →