Where does “pat” come from?

pat (French) comes from Italian patta, from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pat (French): stalemate

Definitions

  1. stalemate

Ancestry of “pat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpattaflap; fly; draw, tie
2FrenchpattéNarrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
3Old Frenchpadefoot; paw
4Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
5Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
6Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “pat”

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