Where does “patoiller” come from?

patoiller (Old French) comes from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

patoiller (Old French): to paddle or pudder in water, dabble with the...

Definitions

  1. to paddle or pudder in water, dabble with the...

Ancestry of “patoiller”, step by step

patoiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French patte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
2Latinpattapaw, foot
3Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
4Proto-Germanicpat-—

via Old French pate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatepaw, foot of an animal

Words derived from “patoiller”

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