Where does “patois” come from?

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

patois (Old French): incomprehensible speech, rude language

Definitions

  1. incomprehensible speech, rude language

Ancestry of “patois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatoi—
2Old Frenchpatoierto gesticulate, handle clumsily, paw
3Old Frenchpatepaw, foot of an animal
4Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
5Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
6Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “patois”

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