Where does “patoi” come from?

patoi (Old French) comes from Old French patoier, from Old French pate, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

Ancestry of “patoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatoierto gesticulate, handle clumsily, paw
2Old Frenchpatepaw, foot of an animal
3Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “patoi”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →