Where does “pfad” come from?
pfad (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
Ancestry of “pfad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | paþ | path |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | paþaz | path |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | pántaHh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pántaHs | path |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |
Words derived from “pfad”