Where does “pawprint” come from?

pawprint (English) comes from English print, from Middle English printen, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere, from Latin imprimo, from Latin īn- — in.

pawprint (English): The impression left by an animal's paw

Definitions

  1. The impression left by an animal's paw

Ancestry of “pawprint”, step by step

pawprint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English print

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprintOf, relating to, or writing for printed...
2Middle Englishprinten
3Middle Englishemprinten
4Old Frenchempreinter
5Old Frenchempreindre
6Latinimprimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English paw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpawThe soft foot of a mammal or other animal,...
2Middle Englishpawepaw; claw, talon; rough, vicious hand
3Old Frenchpoue
4Frankishpōta
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én