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Where does “pantoffel” come from?

pantoffel (Middle High German) comes from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

Ancestry of “pantoffel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pantoffel”

  • Pantoffel
  • Pantoffeltierchen
  • Pantoffelheld
  • pantoflo
  • pantoffelheld
  • pantof
  • pantoflo
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