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 (indoor shoe)

Definitions

  1. slipper (indoor shoe)

Ancestry of “pantoffel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pantoffel”

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