Etymology Explorer › German

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

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

Words derived from “Pantoffelheld”

  • pantoffelheld
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →