Where does “phad” come from?

phad (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

Ancestry of “phad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
2Proto-IranianpántaHh—
3Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “phad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs →Every word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh →
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