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

Definitions

  1. path

Ancestry of “pat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pat”

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