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Where does “Patrouille” come from?

Patrouille (German) comes from French patrouille, from Middle French patrouille, from Old French patrouille, from Old French patrouiller, from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

Patrouille (German): patrol

Definitions

  1. patrol

Ancestry of “Patrouille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpatrouillepatrol; first-person singular present indicative...
2Middle Frenchpatrouille—
3Old Frenchpatrouille—
4Old Frenchpatrouillerto paddle, paw about, patrol
5Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
6Latinpattapaw, foot
7Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
8Proto-Germanicpat-—
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