Where does “patoier” come from?

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

patoier (Old French): to gesticulate, handle clumsily, paw

Definitions

  1. to gesticulate, handle clumsily, paw

Ancestry of “patoier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatepaw, foot of an animal
2Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
3Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
4Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “patoier”

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