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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | down | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards;... |
| 2 | Middle English | doune | — |
| 3 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 4 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 5 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 6 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English pat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pat | The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat... |
| 2 | Middle English | patten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | platten | to strike with the hand; to slap |
| 4 | Old English | plættan | to buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | platjaną | to strike, beat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *blod- | — |