Where does “Trampelpfad” come from?
Trampelpfad (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.
Trampelpfad (German): desire line
Ancestry of “Trampelpfad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | pfad | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfat | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfad | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | paþ | path |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | paþaz | path |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pántaHh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pántaHs | path |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |