Where does “pantoufle” come from?

pantoufle (French) comes from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantoufle (French): slipper, house slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper, house slipper

Ancestry of “pantoufle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpantofolaslipper
2Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
3Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
4Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “pantoufle”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →
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