Where does “Leinpfad” come from?

Leinpfad (German) comes from German pfad, from Middle High German pfat, from Old High German pfad, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

Leinpfad (German): towpath

Definitions

  1. towpath

Ancestry of “Leinpfad”, step by step

Leinpfad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pfad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpfadpath
2Middle High Germanpfat—
3Old High Germanpfad—
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh—
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via German Leine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeineline; leash; nominative/accusative/genitive...
2Middle High Germanlīne—
3Old High Germanlīnaline
4Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →