Where does “epatować” come from?

epatować (Polish) comes from French épater, from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

epatować (Polish): to stagger, to stun

Definitions

  1. to stagger, to stun

Ancestry of “epatować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépaterto amaze, to stagger
2FrenchpattéNarrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
3Old Frenchpadefoot; paw
4Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
5Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
6Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →