Where does “path” come from?

path (Middle English) comes from Old English pæþ, 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.

path (Middle English): An informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...

Definitions

  1. An informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...

Ancestry of “path”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpæþpath
2Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
3Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
4Proto-IranianpántaHh
5Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “path

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-
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