Where does “pataugeoire” come from?

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

pataugeoire (French): wading pool

Definitions

wading pool

Ancestry of “pataugeoire”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	patauger	to paddle around, splash about; to squelch...
2	French	patté	Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
3	Old French	pade	foot; paw
4	Vulgar Latin	patta	paw, foot
5	Frankish	patta	paw, sole of the foot
6	Proto-Germanic	pat-	—

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