Where does “Pantoffel” come from?

Pantoffel (German) comes from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

Pantoffel (German): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “Pantoffel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpantoffel—
2Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
3Italianpantofolaslipper
4Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
5Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
6Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →