Where does “wandelpad” come from?
wandelpad (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.
wandelpad (Dutch): A path for walking; a walkway, a trail, a...
Definitions
- A path for walking; a walkway, a trail, a...
Ancestry of “wandelpad”, step by step
wandelpad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pad | path; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pat | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | path | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | paþ | path |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | paþaz | path |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pántaHh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pántaHs | path |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |
via Dutch wandelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wandelen | to stroll, be on a walk; to walk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wandelen | to go back and forth; to walk; to wander, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *wandilon | to wander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | to turn aside, veer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |