Where does “pat” come from?
pat (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon path, 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.
pat (Middle Low German): path
Ancestry of “pat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | path | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | paþ | path |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | paþaz | path |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | pántaHh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pántaHs | path |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |