Where does “Lernpfad” come from?

Lernpfad (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.

Lernpfad (German): learning path

Definitions

  1. learning path

Ancestry of “Lernpfad”, step by step

Lernpfad 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 lernēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlernēn—
2Middle High Germanlernen—
3Old High Germanlernēnto learn, study
4Proto-West Germanic*liʀnēn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →