Where does “pfat” come from?

pfat (Middle High German) comes from Old High German pfad, 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.

Ancestry of “pfat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pfat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →