Where does “hēafodpanne” come from?
hēafodpanne (Old English) comes from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic pannā, from Proto-Germanic pannǭ, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ:
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Ancestry of “hēafodpanne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | panne | pan, frying pan |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | pannā | pan |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pannǭ | pan |
| 4 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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