Where does “milpæþ” come from?

milpæþ (Old English) comes from Old English pæþ, 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.

milpæþ (Old English): miles-long road

Definitions

  1. miles-long road

Ancestry of “milpæþ”, step by step

milpæþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English pæþ

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

via Old English mīl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmīlmillet; mile
2Latinmīlia—
3Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →