Where does “patdown” come from?

patdown (English) comes from English down, from Middle English doune, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.

patdown (English): An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for...

Definitions

  1. An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for...

Ancestry of “patdown”, step by step

patdown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdownFrom a higher position to a lower one; downwards;...
2Middle Englishdoune
3Old Englishdūnehill; down, downward
4Old Englishadūne
5Old Englishofdūneoff the hill; down
6Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
7Proto-Germanic*dūnā
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English pat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatThe sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat...
2Middle Englishpatten
3Middle Englishplattento strike with the hand; to slap
4Old Englishplættanto buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow
5Proto-Germanicplatjanąto strike, beat
6Proto-Indo-European*blod-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-