Where does “peth” come from?

peth (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.

peth (Middle English): Alternative form of path

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of path

Ancestry of “peth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpæþpath
2Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
3Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
4Proto-IranianpántaHh—
5Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →