Where does “paþjaną” come from?

paþjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)pent-, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

Ancestry of “paþjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)pent-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pent-