Where does “pad” come from?
Pad comes from Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to spreading or extending.
pad (English): A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie...
Definitions
- A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie...
Ancestry of “pad”, step by step
pad traces back through 3 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 |