Where does “pantuffel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pantuffel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pantuffel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →