Where does “pateyn” come from?

pateyn (Middle English) comes from Old French patin, from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pateyn (Middle English): Alternative form of patyn; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of patyn; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “pateyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatin—
2Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
3Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Latin patta →