Where does “patouille” come from?

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

patouille (Old French): a night-watch

Definitions

  1. a night-watch

Ancestry of “patouille”, step by step

patouille traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French patrouiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatrouillerto paddle, paw about, patrol
2Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
3Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-—

via Old French patoiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatoillerto paddle or pudder in water, dabble with the...
2Old Frenchpatepaw, foot of an animal

via Old French patouiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatouiller—

Words derived from “patouille”

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