Where does “pād” come from?

pād (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic paidu, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

pād (Old English): an outer garment, covering, coat, cloak; shirt,...

Definitions

  1. an outer garment, covering, coat, cloak; shirt,...

Ancestry of “pād”, step by step

pād traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic paidu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicpaiducoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
2Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*palajpalm of the hand

Words derived from “pād”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic paidō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic paidu →