Where does “pfanne” come from?
pfanne (German) comes from Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-West Germanic pannā, from Proto-Germanic pannǭ, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
pfanne (German): frying pan
Definitions
- frying pan
Ancestry of “pfanne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | pfanne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | phanna | pan |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | pannā | pan |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pannǭ | pan |
| 5 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 6 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 11 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |