Where does “Pantoffelheld” come from?

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

Pantoffelheld (German): a henpecked guy

Definitions

  1. a henpecked guy

Ancestry of “Pantoffelheld”, step by step

Pantoffelheld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pantoffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpantoffelslipper (indoor shoe)
2Middle High Germanpantoffel—
3Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
4Italianpantofolaslipper
5Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-—

via German Held

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeldhero; protagonist
2Middle High Germanhelt—
3Old High Germanhelidhut
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

Words derived from “Pantoffelheld”

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